In this lecture we will look at some applications of Newton's second law, expressed in the different coordinate systems that were introduced in lectures D3-D5. Recall that Newton's second law F=ma, (1) is a vector equation which is valid for inertial observers. In general, we will be interested in determining the motion of a particle given
Recursion-breaking an object down into smaller objects of the same typeis a ma- jor theme in mathematics and computer science. For example, in an induction proof we establish the truth of a statement()from the truth of the statement P(n-1). In pro- gramming, a recursive algorithm solves a problem by applying itself to smaller instances