How physics textbooks embed meaning in the equals sign
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چکیده
Physics as a discipline embeds conceptual meaning about the physical world in mathematical formalism. The associated with symbols depends on context, and physicists can shift by manipulating those symbols. We present an analysis of different meanings equals sign “=” that be inferred from introductory upper-level physics textbooks. Five distinct meanings/categories are identified: causality, balancing, definitional, assignment, calculation, each operational definitions help identify their presence. uses seen to link equations intuitive ideas, significant differences frequency which these used exist between textbooks levels.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Physics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0002-9505', '1943-2909']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0009096