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Re: Free Body Diagram



on 21/11/02 6:07 AM, Chuck Britton at britton@NCSSM.EDU wrote:
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Just because we can recite the correct words, does not guarantee that
we know what we are talking about.

Velocity graphs will sink in better than words for some of the more
visual thinkers in your classes.

I agree with what Chuck is getting at in his post, but...

The coupling of a statement about reciting the right words with a reference
to velocity graphs raises a wry smile.

It's really impossible to plot a velocity.
Even the component of a velocity is rather intractable to plot.
Numbers, of course, can be plotted.

Brian McInnes


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