Re: [Phys-l] formatting uncertainties

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

Seems evil to me; causes 'mobil roll over, etc. and, therefore, should 
be avoided.

bc agrees the concept of frame force should include that evil effect, 
and if I feel it, it exists.

Savinainen Antti wrote:

> Hi,
>
> here is my two cents :-). 
>
> John D. wrote:
>
> "What I will say is that high-school teachers need to have more 
> than a high-school education.  That's so that they can ascertain 
> what should be taught as the /foundation/ for further work, and 
> ascertain what to avoid because it is nonsense that will have to 
> be unlearned later."
>
>  

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> This reminds me of our old discussion on centrifugal force. It is a no-no in HS physics meaning that a student is penalized in the (external) exams if he/she uses it e.g. in solving a problem. Of course, it does not harm students if they are told a bit about centrifugal force/inertial forces in the context of non-inertial frames once they are comfortable with forces in inertial frames. 
> It might harm them if they leave HS with the belief that centrifugal force is evil and should be avoided at any cost :-).
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> Regards,
>
> Antti Savinainen
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