The physics text that was used in my high school physics class in the 1980s, Project Physics uses this approach to teach physics. I got a hold of a used copy of

The physics text that was used in my high school physics class in the 1980s, Project Physics uses this approach to teach physics. I got a hold of a used copy of the book at some point in the last 15 years or so and re-read it (I originally finished high school physics in three weeks because I found the teacher annoying—in retrospect, I would have been better served staying on the self-study plan but going at a more reasonable pace and with a good guide). While at times it was a useful frame, I could also see the time spent on dead ends and incorrect assumptions being confusing to a student reading the book (counterargument: I don't think I ever read anything but the problem sets in my textbooks until grad school).