Re: There's work, and then there's work

[Jim Green <JMGreen@SISNA.COM>]

PS But if one really wants to muddle the student's mind, then talk about
pseudowork -- a totally unnecessary and even counterproductive concept


> I would call item (1) the pseudowork/pseudoKE theorem.
> I recognize that
>     delta pseudoKE = pseudowork
> is a valid expression, but it needs to be stated
> properly.  IMHO it would be a reeeeeally sloppy
> shorthand to call the LHS "the" KE or to call the
> RHS "the" work.  I shudder to think of it.  It's
> like nails screeching on the chalkboard.


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