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Tag Archive for: non-inertial frames

linearacceleration

Frames of Reference: Linear Acceleration View

February 17, 2017
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My previous Insight, Frames of Reference: A Skateboarder's View, explored mechanical energy conservation as seen from an inertial frame moving relative…
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gravity

Understanding the General Relativity View of Gravity on Earth

July 20, 2015
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Often students have difficulty reconciling the General Relativity (GR) view of gravity versus their own experience with gravity on the surface of Earth.…
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Coriolis

Frequently Made Errors: Pseudo and Resultant Forces

May 26, 2015
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  1. Real versus Fictitious Pseudo, or "fictitious", forces can arise when a non-inertial frame of reference is used. Using a non-inertial frame…
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