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Title:

Kepler's Laws

Url:

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Skeplaws.htm

Creator:

Stern, David P. (David Peter), 1931-

Description: This is a set of 7 illustrated web pages discussing Kepler's laws. Included are equations and properties of conic sections, the scale of the solar system, the energy equation for Keplerian motion, Newton's "Universal Gravitation" and derivation of the 3rd law for circular orbits. It is part of the collection "From Stargazers to Starships", with French, Italian and Spanish translations. Four sections have lesson plans (click top right), also provided is the text of a 1-hour talk to teachers on presenting Kepler's laws, with worked examples. No calculus is used.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Biography -- Individual, A-Z -- Brahe
Science -- Astronomy -- Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics -- Calculation of orbits -- Kepler's laws
Science -- Astronomy -- Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics -- Perturbations -- Planetary theory -- Individual planets -- Sun's apparent motion
Science -- Mathematics -- Geometry -- Analytic geometry -- Plane. Conic sections
Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion

GEM Subject:

Science -- Physics
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Space sciences

Key Concept:

Physics -- Kepler's laws
Physics -- Motion

Date Issued:

2004-09-18

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English
French
Italian

Rights:

Dr. David P. Stern

Access Rights:

Free access

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