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I am not sure that is a big improvement. I dipped in here, and what I found was mostly a repetitive litany of complaints.



The entire essay-collection is a critique of grade-school electricity textbook chapters, in the USA. (I don't know if the texts in other countries are promoting the same misconceptions.) To avoid reading critiques/corrections, go to any other site except mine. Also see:

Am I just a pedantic nitpicker?

http://amasci.com/miscon/nitpik.html

To deeply grasp physics, often one must UN-learn the common misconceptions which were acquired in our early school careers. The misconceptions in this list are the ones believed by educators, and taught to students.




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