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7. Kepler's Laws

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For more information about Professor Shankar's book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit http://bit.ly/1jFIqNu.Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200)The focus of the lecture is problems of gravitational interaction. The three laws of Kepler are stated and explained. Planetary motion is discussed in general, and how this motion applies to the planets moving around the Sun in particular.00:00 - Chapter 1. Review of Conservative and Non-conservative Forces09:19 - Chapter 2. Kepler's 3 Laws20:16 - Chapter 3. Deriving the Nature of Gravitational Force35:57 - Chapter 4. Derive Orbital Period (T) and Speed (v) in Space49:47 - Chapter 5. Law of Conservation of Energy Far from Earth Surface57:37 - Chapter 6. Reference Potential Energy at Infinity or Earth SurfaceComplete course materials are available at the Yale Online website: online.yale.eduThis course was recorded in Fall 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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