Suggestion: rename "arc length parameterization" to "unit speed parameterization"

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Vector calculus materials to accompany Active Calculus Multivariable

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Suggestion: rename "arc length parameterization" to "unit speed parameterization" #86

Open rhinopotamus opened 6 days ago

rhinopotamus commented 6 days ago

This came up in a thread on bluesky the other day. These two terms are synonymous and I have it on good authority (TJ Hitchman lol) that the actual differential geometers use them interchangeably.

If this sounds interesting I can take a crack at rewriting the text of 9.8 to see if this, like, works at all.

mitchkeller commented 1 day ago

Good news! Nick was already redrafting with language in this direction since it's what he uses when he teaches. We hopefully will have a working draft this semester that we'll share with you on this issue for feedback.