
Originally Posted by
Reenk Roink
Well I can't be of much help with your light example (I didn't take physics in high school, only college), though if I remember correctly, light was classically thought to be 'wave' in nature (don't know if this means that it was first taught as a wave and then the particle properties were brought up later - I was taught that it exhibited both properties from the start).
There are some other examples you can use that follow the progression you are looking for however. Classical Mechanics which I'm almost certain is taught (in high school) before Quantum Mechanics would be a good one (even in a Physics program in college, you start with classical mechanics and then progress).
Perhaps another example though somewhat more complicated is Valence Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory when discussing why covalent bonds form.
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