This week 4, consider the following terms:(references please)

• Center of mass
• Centripetal force
• Gravitational constant
• Coriolis force
• Arc length

Choose at least 2 terms from the list and answer the following questions for each term:

• What familiarity and prior knowledge do you have about the term?
• What does the term mean in everyday language to everyday people? Use examples to help describe your thoughts. How do people use the word?
• What does the term mean in technical language to physicists?
• How is the term related to the course student learning outcome? Define and describe forces within a system and their impact on motion.
• What are the similarities and differences between the everyday and technical meanings and uses of the term?
• What impact might the similarities and differences have on your learning of physics concepts in this course?