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Its only somewhat above the level of AP-C if centrifugal effects are
deemed somewhat above the level AP-C
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Joel Rauber, Ph.D
Professor and Acting Head of Physics
Department of Physics
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
Joel.Rauber@sdstate.edu
605.688.5428
We claim that the earth's gravity at its poles is slightly greater than
that at its equator. However, I feel justification for it is not
trivial but somewhat above the level of even AP Physics C; it will
require quite a bit of calculus! Would you agree?
~ Hasan Fakhruddin
Instructor of Physics
The Idiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
BallState University
Muncie, IN 47306