The Role of Rigor in the Teaching of Mechanics.
Henry L. Langhaar · 1975
This paper is addressed to the importance of maintaining rigor (a strict adherence to certain principles of reasoning) in the teaching of mechanics. The importance of a strict interpretation of mathematical formulae and the necessity of rigorous definitions of time, mass, and force are shown through a series of examples. Implications of this idea are elaborated in sections dealing with the teachings of dynamics and kinematics. (CP) *********************************************************************** Documents e.cquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes every effort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless, items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered and this affects the quality * * of the Microfiche and,qhardcopy-reproductions ERIC makes available * * via the ERIC Document'Reproduction Service (EDRS). EDRS is not * responsible for the quality of the original document. Reproductions * '* supplied by .EDRS are the best that can be made fLom the original. N***********************************************************************