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Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 14:47:44 -0800 (PST)
From: John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPomona.Edu>
Subject: Re: forces
With regard to "the four forces" ...
Isn't it really time to start saying "the three forces"?
John
I know that my background is not sufficient to understand their physics.
But is this not true for at least 99% of those who teach introductory
physics courses (high schools and universities)?...
WHY DO ELEMENTARY TEXTBOOKS INSIST THAT THERE ARE ONLY FOUR FUNDAMENTAL
FORCES? How can I explain this to students without being Aristotelian?
Ludwik Kowalski