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Re: The sign of g



At 17:19 -0600 9/3/02, Larry Smith wrote:

Or is it the local gravitational field strength?

Yes, but that term may be too intimidating for new students. Why not
just call it a constant related to gravity, and use the proper term
later on? I don't have a problem with calling it what it is early on,
though. They need to get used to the term, and the sooner they hear
it the easier it will be to get used to it.

Hugh
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