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1. Astronomy of the Earth's Motion in Space

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Byline:: D. Stern

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An algebra-based overview of elementary and pre-telescope astronomy. Topics covered include sundials, seasons, calendars, precession, shape and rotation of Earth, Greek astronomy,…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sastron.htm

2. Newtonian Mechanics

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Algebra-based material at the high-school level, oriented towards astronomy and spaceflight, which explores Newton's Laws and their application. Concepts are stressed such as vectors…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smechopen.htm

3. Kepler and His Laws

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This is a set of 7 illustrated web pages discussing Kepler's laws. Included are equations and properties of conic sections, the scale of the solar system, the energy equation for…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Skeplaws.htm

4. The Moon: the Distant View

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This is a series of web pages on the Earth's Moon. It includes information about the Moon as observed by the eye from Earth, its orbital period, its phases, appearance and the reason…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smoon.htm

5. From Stargazers to Starships: Orbits in Space

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These pages explore synchronous orbits and "Lagrangian points," those points where an object will orbit the sun with the same period as the earth. This has applications for solar…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sorbit.htm

6. Flight to Mars: How Long? Along what Path?

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This set of three web pages provides a calculation of paths, times, and distances for a flight to Mars and back. The author uses a Hohmann transfer ellipse between two circular…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Smars1.htm

7. The Nebraska Astronomy Applet Project: Online Labs for Introductory Level Astronomy

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Byline:: K. Lee

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This web site contains a number of tutorials relating to motion in one dimension. Each tutorial explains a subject and provides exercises to test the user's understanding. Some are…

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/1DKin

9. Kepler's Three Laws of Planetary Motion: An Overview for Science Teachers

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This web page provides the lecture notes for an overview of Kepler's laws. It includes historical notes and related classroom resources such as applications, problems, and teacher's…

http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Kep3laws.htm

10. Classical Mechanics/Math Methods I: Course Materials

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Byline:: S. Pollock; Publishers: Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado and University of Colorado at Boulder

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