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Publication Date: 2022-Mar
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Infinity: Some Close Encounters in Physics Teaching
Atkin, Keith
Physics Education, v57 n2 Article 025015 Mar 2022
This paper describes two examples of teaching situations in which the idea of infinity arises, and supports the conclusion that infinity is not a physical reality but a very powerful and useful mathematical device which facilitates modelling and the solution of problems in physics.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Mathematical Models, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics), Simulation
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