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Frames of Reference: Linear Acceleration View
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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…

Understanding the General Relativity View of Gravity on Earth
Often students have difficulty reconciling the General Relativity (GR) view of gravity versus their own experience with gravity on the surface of Earth.…

Frequently Made Errors: Pseudo and Resultant Forces
1. Real versus Fictitious
Pseudo, or "fictitious", forces can arise when a non-inertial frame of reference is used. Using a non-inertial frame…
