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This episode introduces Newton’s law of universal gravitation for point masses, and for spherical masses, and gets students practicing calculations of the force between objects. The meaning of “inverse square law” is discussed.
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This episode introduces Newton’s law of universal gravitation for point masses, and for spherical masses, and gets students practicing calculations of the force between objects. The meaning of “inverse square law” is discussed.
A thorough ( 10 pages) plan for the teaching of the inverse square law in Gravitation. Worked examples and teacher guidance as we have come to expect from the Advancing Physics materials.