You are warping the understanding of the world in something close to polar but not polar. Polar uses a radius (length) coordinate and two angular ones.
Regardless, you aren't getting that rotating about the R axis is the same as rotating about the vertical Cartesian axis on flat land, in that they both need 360 degrees to complete a revolution
You are warping the understanding of the world in something close to polar but not polar. Polar uses a radius (length) coordinate and two angular ones.
Regardless, you aren't getting that rotating about the R axis is the same as rotating about the vertical Cartesian axis on flat land, in that they both need 360 degrees to complete a revolution
You're thinking of polar coordinates as a way to define a 'cartesian world'. You're thinking in cartesian first and then polar is supposed to convert to it.
Flat is defined as two dimensional. If you think in polar first instead of cartesian first. You will see the earth's surface can be represented in two dimensions.
You're thinking of polar coordinates as a way to define a 'cartesian world'. You're thinking in cartesian first and then polar is supposed to convert to it.
Flat is defined as two dimensional. If you think in polar first instead of cartesian first. You will see the earth's surface can be represented in two dimensions.
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