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written by Andrew Duffy
This web page is an interactive physics tutorial relating to orbits.  The user can set the initial velocity of an orbiting mass and observe the resulting trajectory.  The animations illustrate how initial velocity affects the object's orbital path and can result in collision or a break from orbit.  Graphs of kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy accompany the animation.  This item is part of a collection of simulation-based activities developed for students of introductory physics.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Gravity
= Orbits
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
= Tutorial
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- application/java
- text/html
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© 2002 Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:
aphelion, circular orbit, elliptical orbit, gravitational potential energy, hyperbolic orbit, orbit, parabolic orbit, perihelion
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created April 14, 2008 by Christopher Allen
Record Updated:
April 16, 2008 by Caroline Hall
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March 28, 2008
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A. Duffy, (2002), WWW Document, (http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c17_orbits.html).
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A. Duffy, Boston University Physics Applets: Orbits and Energy (2002), <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c17_orbits.html>.
APA Format
Duffy, A. (2008, March 28). Boston University Physics Applets: Orbits and Energy. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c17_orbits.html
Chicago Format
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Orbits and Energy. March 28, 2008. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c17_orbits.html (accessed 18 April 2024).
MLA Format
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Orbits and Energy. 2002. 28 Mar. 2008. 18 Apr. 2024 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c17_orbits.html>.
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@misc{ Author = "Andrew Duffy", Title = {Boston University Physics Applets: Orbits and Energy}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {18 April 2024}, Month = {March 28, 2008}, Year = {2002} }
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Is Part Of First Semester Introductory Physics Simulations

This is the full index of interactive Java simulations by the same author on Classical Mechanics.  This particular collection is devoted to topics typically covered in a first semester introductory physics class.

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