Re: [Phys-L] inertia and the tablecloth demo

[Daniel MacIsaac <danmacisaac@gmail.com>]

On Aug 17, 2016, at 7:12 PM, Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org> wrote:
> Now I am confused:  I thought inertia was synonymous w/ mass. 
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Moi aussi.  Inertia units are kg etc and dimensions are those of mass.

Synonymous at least until one gets to inertial mass vs gravitational mass…

I’m always happy to learn otherwise,

Dan MacIsaac, Associate Professor of Physics, SUNY-Buffalo State College
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