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Planetary system
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Central Motion: Angular Momentum and Kinetic Moment
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Kepler's Laws: Introduction to AstrophysicsMOOC: Introduction to Astrophysics
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Forces Centrales and Kepler's Laws
Explores central forces, trajectories, acceleration, and conic shapes in physics.
Kepler's Laws: Elliptical Orbits
Explores Kepler's laws and the transition to elliptical orbits, emphasizing the mathematical construction and geometric properties of conic sections.
Planetary Motion: Torque and Angular Impulse
Explores angular momentum, torque, conservation of momentum, and planetary motion based on Newton's laws and Kepler's laws.
Ellipses in Mechanics
Explains ellipses in Cartesian and polar coordinates, focusing on geometric locus and trajectory parameters using mechanical energy and angular momentum constants.
Gravitational Forces and Orbital Dynamics
Covers gravitational forces, planetary orbits, and dynamic conservation in celestial mechanics.
Ellipses in Mechanics
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