Chronology | Current Month | Current Thread | Current Date |
[Year List] [Month List (current year)] | [Date Index] [Thread Index] | [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] | [Date Prev] [Date Next] |
Jim's point is well taken, but he is too adamant here by saying 'in any
case'. The fact is g_vec *is* an acceleration.
This of course is merely semantics -- but I would hold that g is NEVER
acceleration -- It can be numerically equal to the "free fall"
acceleraton. But for an intro class, g is a gravitational constant, which
has nothing to do directly with acceleration. To hold otherwise is