Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Start Hewitt gravity video

Discussed how the inverse square law is a consequence of our 3-D world.

Showed how to calculate g from Newton's Law of Gravitation.

Showed how to get Kepler's 2nd law by zapping the Law of Gravitation.
Discussed problems of docking orbiting spacecraft.

Hand out problem sheet on Kepler's Laws - due tomorrow

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