“Total force” on bodies immersed in air and water: An error living three centuries in physics textbooks

dc.creator	JOSIP SLISKO
dc.date	2010-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:17:56Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:17:56Z
dc.identifier	1791-261X
dc.identifier	1792-3999
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c1a97e24427e44929018b871fc075187
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/19230
dc.description	This article presents numerous examples of an erroneous conception, stating that the “total force” by which a fluid acts on an immersed body is equal to the product of corresponding fluid pressure and the body’s surface area. This conception, which started its long life at the beginning of XVIII century, still appears in today’s physics textbooks published in different countries for different educational levels. It is formulated either as an “astonishing fact” or should be “discovered” through students’ calculations. In the last case, students’ knowledge may be unnecessary fragmented. Finally, a few differences between cultures of school and research physics are shortly discussed.
dc.language	English
dc.language	French
dc.publisher	Metaichmio Publications
dc.relation	http://www.ecedu.upatras.gr/review/papers/4_1/4_1_5_23.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1791-261X
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1792-3999
dc.source	Review of Science, Mathematics and ICT Education, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 5-23 (2010)
dc.subject	Total force on an immersed body
dc.subject	physics textbooks
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	“Total force” on bodies immersed in air and water: An error living three centuries in physics textbooks
dc.type	article