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Gravitational  Fields and Forces
Gravitational Force and Field ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Newton´s Law of Universal Gravitation ,[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Calculate the gravitational pull of the Earth on the moon ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Gravitational Field Strength ,[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
Field Strength at the  Surface of a Planet ,[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Is g = 9.81 ? ,[object Object]
Gravitational Energy  and Potential ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Definition ,[object Object],[object Object]
Gravitational potential and strength ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Equipotentials ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
Equipotentials for 2 point masses is like two positive charges
Escape Speed ,[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object]
Graphs Gravitational field strength versus distance g  α 1/r 2 Gravitational potential versus distance V  α -1/r
Components of Motion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
Solving Problems ,[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Example ,[object Object],40 o 10ms -1
[object Object],[object Object],10.0 sin 40.0 o 10.0 cos 40.0 o 40.0 o 10.0ms -1
[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using the Conservation of Energy ,[object Object],[object Object]
Example ,[object Object]
Solution 2.0m 25.0 ms -1 A B v = v horizontal H
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Orbital Motion ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Deriving the Third Law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],Kepler´s Third Law
Energy of Orbiting Satellites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Energy of Orbiting Satellite ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Energy of Orbiting Satellite ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Graphs of Energy Against Radius ,[object Object],E p 1/r E p r ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Graphs of Energy Against Radius ,[object Object],E k 1/r E k r ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Graphs of Energy Against Radius ,[object Object],E total 1/r E total r ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Weightlessness ,[object Object],mg T a
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object]
Orbital Weightlessness ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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