Misconceptions In Physics

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PHYSICS MISCONCEPTIONS ESSAYS By: Zachary Jones 1. Overall/Kinematics In the subject of physics there are many concepts. With such a large amount of concepts there are chances for misunderstandings and misconceptions. One of the subjects of physics where there are many misconceptions is the overall study of physics. One of the main misconceptions is that physics has no history. This misconception makes no sense because every subject from English to art has some kind of history. The history of physics is very complicated, because the history is filled with many people who have continued to widen the knowledge of physics to the community. One of the most well known of these people is Sir Issac Newton. This brilliant physicist came up with concepts that dealt with gravity and forces on the planet Earth as well as for the rest of the universe. By putting together all of the scientists that have founded certain aspects of physics, you have the time-line and history of physics. The overall study of physics has many misconceptions dealing with many different concepts. One of the main examples is that physics has no history. This misconception is wrong due to the fact that every subject must have a history. The history of physics is a time-line of the scientists that added to the understanding of physics. 2. Falling Objects In the subject of physics there are many concepts. With such a large amount of concepts there are chances for misunderstandings and misconceptions. One of the subjects of physics where there are many misconceptions is in the study of falling objects. One of the main misconceptions is heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones. This statement is truly false because of the formula for force. The formula for force is the mass of the object times the acceleration of the object. The correct version of this
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