August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
360 pages
10h 14m
English
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Appendix A
Coordinate systems are used to define the location of objects in space (see Figure A.1). The most commonly used coordinate system is the Cartesian coordinate system. For problems that have cylindrical or spherical geometry it may be advantageous to use cylindrical or spherical coordinates.
Figure A.1 Definition of Cartesian, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.