Re: Choosing Coordinate Systems

["RAUBER, JOEL" <JOEL_RAUBER@SDSTATE.EDU>]

One does need to remember that every rule of thumb has its exceptions;
hopefully I put in enough weasel words in my statement!  :-)

Joel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Heafner [mailto:heafnerj@VNET.NET]
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 12:21 PM
> To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
> Subject: Re: Choosing Coordinate Systems
>
>
> > From: "RAUBER, JOEL" <JOEL_RAUBER@SDSTATE.EDU>
> >
> > Also, what is usually easier are coordinate systems that
> have as many
> > vectors as possible parallel to a coordinate axes; in
> particular ones that
> > have the Acceleration parallel to a coordinate axis are
> often easiest to
> > work with.
> AHA! FINALLY...a concisely articulated rule of thumb! Thanks Joel.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Joe
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