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Re: [Phys-l] "Looking up" results on a graph



Timothy Folkerts wrote:

"Students (especially at high school or lower college levels) often have
a hard time deciding which variable to plot along the bottom of a graph.
A very simple memory aid suddenly occurred to me today -- "looking up"
the answer on the graph."


Sounds good to me. My lab students (in a first year physics lab course
(algebra based)) have the same problem. I'll give your idea a try this
semester.

Thanks for the idea.

Don
Dr. Donald Polvani
Adjunct instructor, Physics
Anne Arundel Community College