Essays about: "textbook myths"

Found 1 essay containing the words textbook myths.

  1. 1. An Intuitive Approach to the Coriolis Effect

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Kristian Silver; [2011]
    Keywords : Coriolis effect; Coriolis force; centrifugal force; fictitious force; frame of reference; gravity; wind; deviation; Hadley; Bertrand; Foucault; Gaspard Gustave Coriolis; Eötvös effect; textbook myths; pedagogical approach.;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to provide the reader with an intuitive insight into the mechanisms of the Coriolis effect. Apart from thoroughly describing the phenomenon, the essay attempts to eliminate as many myths prevailing around the Coriolis effect as possible. READ MORE