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What does it mean to "make sense" of physics?

Physics Education 2021-11-10 v1

Abstract

What does it mean to "make sense" of physics? It's not a simple question. Most people have an intuitive feeling for when things do (or do not) make sense to them. But, putting this feeling into words--especially actionable words--is another task entirely.

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@article{arxiv.2012.15095,
  title  = {What does it mean to "make sense" of physics?},
  author = {Tor Ole B. Odden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.15095},
  year   = {2021}
}

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Accepted for publication in The Physics Teacher. https://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte

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