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P10-03: Circular Orbits

Author: Timothy McGovern

ASSIGNMENT

For this assignment, watch the video lessons first, then play with this INTERACTIVE FIGURE.  This SCREENCAST also links Newton's Cannon and our previous knowledge on satellites with this topic quite nicely.

Source: Hewitt, P. G. (2015). Conceptual Physics (12th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.

The Author's Explanation of Circular Orbits

Source: HEWITT, P. G. (2015). CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS (12TH ED.). BOSTON, MA: PEARSON.