another problem. Kinematics sets the thermostat, kinetics fires the furnace. See also Analytical mechanics Applied mechanics Centrifugal force Centripetal force Circular motion Classical mechanics Coriolis force Curvilinear coordinates d'Alembert's principle of inertial forces Dynamics (physics) Free motion equation Frenet–Serret formulas General relativity Generalized coordinates Generalized force Gravity Inertial reference frame Kinematics Kinetics (physics) Newton's laws of motion Non-inertial reference frame Orthogonal coordinates Rotating reference frame Statics Uniform circular motion Notes Further reading External links Q and A from Richard C. Brill, Honolulu Community College NASA's David Stern: Lesson Plans for Teachers #23 on Inertial Forces Coriolis Force Motion over a flat surface Java physlet by Brian Fiedler illustrating fictitious forces. The physlet shows both the perspective as seen from a rotating and from a non-rotating point of view. Motion over a parabolic surface Java physlet by Brian Fiedler illustrating fictitious forces. The physlet shows both the perspective as seen from a rotating and as seen from a non-rotating point of view. Classical mechanics Force