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Old 24-June-2009, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Argos View Post
Well, I do believe the school job is to tell us the best approximation to the truth. I really donīt get why the basic school sticks to pseudo-forces concepts. I think itīs time to bring GR to the basic school [or at least to the middle one].
I agree. It's pretty strange, if you think about it.

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Probably depends on the school. I took a one semester course on gravitational physics as an undergrad.
I see. I was probably over-reacting a little in my statement. What I said remains true to an extent, though. I think all schools in general should pay a lot more attention to modern physical theories/concepts along with SR and GR, both for undergraduates and graduates. I'm a beginner astronomy-physics major myself, and apparently I'll be studying a rather considerable amount of physics courses in later years. I hope the majority of them will be on modern physics.
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