Re: math in physics classes

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1 total messages Started by JDELL%umdhep.BITNET Fri, 18 Jun 1993 04:47

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Author: JDELL%umdhep.BITNET
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1993 04:47

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About this law of sines/cosines stuff :
YOUR MATH TEACHER HAS NO IDEA WHAT HE OR SHE IS TALKING ABOUT, PERIOD!
Not only are they pushing their pet idea about what's important on you
but they are dead wrong: the resolution of vectos into components is
much more fundamental BOTH as a practical matter AND as a theoretical
mathematical concept than the law of cosines. If you need some backing up
on this point and the role of this particular concept in physics and
mathematics please get in touch with me; i'd be very happy to talk
to your math department about it and also on the subject of calculus
or other higher math . Don't let 'em get you down for they simply know
not what they are saying ! - Dr. John Dell (TJHSST)

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