Re: [Phys-l] A question about the Earth's gravity

["Rauber, Joel" <Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU>]

My mistake, I thought you were referring to latitude centrifugal effects.  Are you referring to the earth not being a uniform sphere?

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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
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Fakhruddin, Hasan
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:52 AM
> To: Forum for Physics Educators
> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] A question about the Earth's gravity
>
> 'Centrifugal effects' are separate from the earth's gravity.
> Noentheless, we may omit earth's spin for my question.
>
> ~Hasan Fakhruddin
>
> ________________________________________
> From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [phys-l-
> bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Rauber, Joel
> [Joel.Rauber@SDSTATE.EDU]
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 9:06 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Phys-l] A question about the Earth's gravity
>
> 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
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
> > bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Fakhruddin, Hasan
> > Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 7:46 AM
> > To: Forum for Physics Educators
> > Subject: [Phys-l] A question about the Earth's gravity
> >
> > 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
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