NEW APPROACHES: Archimedes' law and potential energy: modelling and simulation with a spreadsheet
Abstract
This paper deals with some basic aspects of Archimedes' law. The focus is on potential energy relationships, so as to elucidate some common misunderstandings and to facilitate making bridges with other physical topics. A spreadsheet model is used as a simulation tool.
- Publication:
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Physics Education
- Pub Date:
- March 1998
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0031-9120/33/2/010
- Bibcode:
- 1998PhyEd..33...87S