Lesson 3 - 2Body Problem Numerical Solutions

Extra notes:

• Part1_programming_analyticalVSNumeric_lesson03.pdf
• Part2_programming_full2Body_lesson02_notes.pdf

Resources

Below are some extra resources to learn about the topics we discussed. Some will be required for the HW and will be listed on the Canvas webpage, while others are left up to you!

• Conservation of Energy - Khan
• List of equations for different types of orbits
• Physics Crash Course - Work, Energy (& Power)

Derivations

• N-body “Cheat Sheet” (Calculus)
• Kepler’s Laws with and without Calculus
• Kepler’s Laws without Calculus
• Kepler’s Laws with Calculus
• Slides on Kepler’s Laws Derivation with Calculus
• Two body motion with Calculus
• Kepler Problem as it relates to the Bohr atom (Calculus)
• History of Kepler & Newton’s Laws of Motion for Planets
• A series of lectures about Kepler’s Laws (Calculus)

Materials

• Lecture 3, Part 1 - Kepler's Laws, Ellipses and Orbital Motion: (view, source, present)
• Lecture 3, Part 2 - Full Two Body Motion: (view, source, present)
• Notebook Part1_programming_analyticalVSNumeric_lesson03: (view, download)
• Notebook Part2_programming_full2Body_lesson02_notes: (view, download)
• Notebook inClass_lesson03: (view, download)