Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Mathematics of Motions and Cosmology: Kepler and Conics

A brief History of Cosmology: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler
The Conics Sections: Parabola, Ellipse (and the special case of circle) And Hyperbola
Tell how an ellipse is made with two pins, a piece of string, and a pencil.
Discuss Keplers Three laws of Motion
Give algerbraic Equations of the parabola ellipse and hyperbola

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