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My favorite form of N2 goes something like:
F = delta p / delta t
This is closer to what Newton wrote (IIRC) and we've already covered
momentum and collisions before needing Force and acceleration.
I've had engineers insist that it should be presented as:
a = F/m
(Some Engineers are very good at insisting)
At 3:11 PM -0600 7/26/12, Larry Smith wrote:
My engineering colleague says I should teach N2 as F = kma where k_______________________________________________
can make it work in non-SI-unit systems. How do you respond to such
requests?
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