Faraday’s law

Teaching Critical Thinking: An Example From Electricity And Magnetism

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As I discussed in this post the other day, I believe that an excellent way to teach critical thinking is to present students with statements that are muddled, garbled, confused, poorly written, or just plain wrong, and instruct them to identify the errors and correct the statements. How can we train students to be critical … Read more

Is Lenz’s Law Just An Instance Of Newton’s Third Law?

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The short answer is, “Yes.” The longer answer exemplifies one of the lovely things about physics: its internal unity, and the fact that a few basic principles manifest in a plethora of circumstances. And one of the typical shortcomings of our textbooks (and by extension our lectures). For me, this was one of the attractions … Read more