If Unit Vectors Always Scared You For Some Reason, This Neat Little Trick From The Story Of I By Paul

If unit vectors always scared you for some reason, this neat little trick from The story of i by Paul Nahin involving complex numbers is bound to be a solace.

It allows you find the tangential and radial components of acceleration through simple differentiation. How about that!

Have a good one!

** r = r(t), θ = θ(t)

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