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Re: Debating with physics teacher.

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Originally Posted by JamesBrown View Post
Because it is important to understand why the model does not match real world results. Understanding what other forces are in play is important, even if understanding how to quantify those forces is beyond the scope of the course.
From an engineering standpoint you may be correct, but from a physics education standpoint, it is trivial and over complicates the treatment of the relationship between position, velocity and acceleration. Even when dealing with net forces I don't even deal with it. We discuss why our model breaks down when comparing real world situations, but it's not worth dealing with it even on a qualitative level. Just my opinion.
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