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Anonymous Mon 16 Mar 20:43:54 2020 No.11475355 View Reply Original Report

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I don't get what's the point of explaining the history of physics in physics lesson. Like, why teach something that a guy said 100 years ago and then in the lesson after that say that what he said is partially bullshit because of something else a guy said 50 years ago? just tell me what's the best theory in 2020

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Anonymous Tue 17 Mar 2020 13:10:23 No.11476859 Report

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It's to show you that the best theory 'now' may not hold up to scrutiny in x many years (i.e. 10, 25, etc.). By learning the history of past theories you gain an understanding of early concepts which have a similar relation to the concepts currently studied.
The best theory in 2020 is something that explains natural phenomena to a degree higher than the theories that were once accepted historically. Its existence is due to the theories that came before it, without understanding where the knowledge came from - you will never understand that knowledge fully.

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Anonymous Tue 17 Mar 2020 14:04:34 No.11476960 Report

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It gives you context and an example of how models are developed, then later improved or even completely replaced. That's an important message in an introductory physics class.

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