Re: Choosing Coordinate Systems

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

And I thought you were going to write  ".... but some are more equal."

bc


Joe Heafner wrote:

> > From: Tina Fanetti <FanettT@QUEST.WITCC.CC.IA.US>
> >
> > When you doing force problems/examples for your students, how do you explain why you choose the coordinate system you do?  I told them I pick the coordinate system that will make it easy.
> ...where "it" refers specifically to the math involved. All coordinate systems are equal, but some are more mathematically convenient to use than others.
>
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