Re: Torque, moment, and couple

["Glenn A. Carlson" <gcarlson@MAIL.WIN.ORG>]

As a teacher, I agree with your statement wholeheartedly.  For my
students, I try to connect the math with the "real world" every chance
I get.

But, for myself, I think the effect is cool no matter how you look at
it.  I try to share that with my students, too.

Regards,
Glenn

> Subject: Re: Torque, moment, and couple
> Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:33:39 -0500
> From: Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>
>
>    [snip]
> true mathematical statements become interesting
> when they are connected to the real world.
>
> On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Glenn A. Carlson wrote:
>
> > The relationships of axial and polar vectors and coordinate
> > transformations also explains the results of the 1957 experiment of
> > the beta decay of  polarized Cobalt-60 that demonstrated parity is not
> > conserved in weak interactions.
[snip]
> > Glenn A. Carlson, P.E.
> > gcarlson@mail.win.org