Learn Gravitational Physics

Description

In this course, you will learn :

• Angular Momentum
• Black Holes
• Equivalence Principle
• Gauss’ Law
• Gravitational Fields
• Gravitational Lensing
• Kepler’s Laws
• Orbital Mechanics
• Slingshot Effect
• Tides

Syllabus :

1. Introduction to Gravity

• Explore: What is Mass?
• Explore: Mass Dependence
• Explore: Distance Dependence
• Apply: Heavenly Orbits
• The Strength of Gravity

 

2. Newtonian Gravity

• Cavendish's Experiment
• Atmospheric Thickness
• Escape Velocity
• Ocean Tides
• Gravitational Redshift
• Gravity is Acceleration

 

3. Gravitational Fields

• Gravitational Energy
• Simulating the g-Field of a Sphere
• Gravitational Pendulum
• Gravitational Ring Ride
• Full Field of a Spherical Shell
• Gauss' Law
• Hunting for Resources
• What if Earth was Flat?
• Why Planets are Smooth

 

4. Keplerian Orbits

• Circular Orbits
• The Two-body Problem
• Equations of Orbital Motion
• Rotational Symmetry
• Orbits in a Gravity Well
• Bound Orbits
• Elliptical Orbits
• Hohmann Transfer Orbits
• Orbital Periods

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