Conceptual change and symbol use in physics

Bruce L Sherin

doi:10.4324/9781315467139

Conceptual change and symbol use in physics

Bruce L Sherin^*

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School of Education and Social Policy

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This chapter discusses the functions of equations in conceptual change in the domain of physics. The chapter begins by presenting a framework, drawn from the philosophical literature, for understanding functions. This framework is then applied to understand the functions, specifically, of physics equations in conceptual change. Two classes of functions for equations are identified: (1) intuitive knowledge, which is adapted by and for the use of equations and (2) physics equations, which provide a new domain of experience from which intuitions can be abstracted.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Converging Perspectives on Conceptual Change
Subtitle of host publication	Mapping an Emerging Paradigm in the Learning Sciences
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	81-88
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315467122
ISBN (Print)	9781138205390
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315467139
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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