Week 14

Read: Planetary motion (ASGv2 Chap. 26), Universal Gravitation (ASGv2 Chap. 27), Hypothesis and Natural Theology (ASGv2 Chap. 28).

Key topics: Kepler's laws of motion, Newton's universal law of gravitation, natural theology, scientific apologetics, and Newton's argument from design.
Homework:
  1. Phases of the moon (Ex. 26.1),
  2. Phases of venus (Ex. 26.2),
  3. Acceleration and the force of gravity (Ex. 27.1),
  4. Meteor problem: A dangerous meteor flies past the Earth. It passes a distance of 5 earth radii from the surface of the earth. What is the acceleration of the meteor at this distance?
  5. Mass of Jupiter: Io, a small moon of Jupiter, has an orbital period of 1.77 days and an orbital radius of 4.22 x 10^5 km. From this data, determine the mass of Jupiter.
  6. Steel, silk and gravity (Ex. 27.3),
  7. PHY 201: Escape velocity (Ex. 27.5)

Lab: Centripetal Force Laboratory (Ex. 24.4). See laboratory videos below!

Centripetal Force Laboratory (4 videos)









Chapter 26 (4 videos)









Chapter 27 (6 videos)













Chapter 28 (1 video)





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