Spheres and Satellites (HiMAP)

Author: William B. Martin

Students use graphing calculators to discover amazing geometric facts about our backyards, our world, and beyond. HiMAP Module 12.

HiMAP library now available on CD-ROM product no. 7593

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND, UNITS, AND SOME PHYSICS

SECTION 1: SPHERE PROBLEMS

SECTION 2: VISUAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SPHERES

SECTION 3: GRAVITY AND ORBITAL VELOCITY

SECTION 4: NON-CIRCULAR ORBITS

APPENDIX: TABLES OF CONVERSION FACTORS

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