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Analysis of functional dependence: a powerful tool

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As physics teachers, we are always going on about “formulae”. Concentrating exclusively on this one aspect is frequently–and justifiably–decried, and we often hear people advocating the value of explanations “with no formulae”.

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Viennot, L. (2014). Analysis of functional dependence: a powerful tool. In: Thinking in Physics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8666-9_3

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