Main Table of Contents

  0: Introduction
  1: Newton's law of gravitation
  2: G and g
  3: Shell theorem
  4: Shell theorem: inside the sphere
  5: Sample problem: gravitational force inside the Earth
  6: Derivation: shell theorem
  7: Earth's composition and g
  8: Gravitational forces and multiple bodies
  9: Sample problem: gravitational force of multiple bodies
10: Gravitational fields
11: Interactive checkpoint: gravitation
12: Newton's cannon
13: Interactive problem: Newton's cannon
14: Circular orbits
15: Sample problem: speed of an orbiting satellite
16: Interactive problem: intercept the orbiting satellite
17: Interactive problem: dock with an orbiting space station
18: Kepler's first law
19: More on ellipses and orbits
20: Interactive checkpoint: elliptical orbit
21: Kepler's second law
22: Angular momentum and orbits
23: Sample problem: a satellite in elliptical orbit
24: Kepler's third law
25: Sample problem: the period of the Moon
26: Derivation: Kepler's third law
27: Interactive problem: geosynchronous satellite
28: Orbits and energy
29: Sample problem: energy and orbital radius
30: Interactive checkpoint: Kepler's third law and energy
31: Sample problem: energy of a rocket to the Moon
32: Interactive problem: a rocket mission to Mars
33: Escape speed
34: Gotchas
35: Summary

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