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Ellipses and Kepler's First Law

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The class examines graphs in the form r = F(¿¿) in polar coordinates (r, ¿¿), in particular with the circle, ellipse and other conic sections. They determine the nature of an ellipse by studying the role of the semimajor axis and eccentricity. They realize that the fixed point in a planetary system is its center of gravity.

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Concepts
center of gravity, gravity, conic sections, polar form, circles, complex plane, coordinate plane, ellipses, polar coordinates
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axis, center of gravity, ellipse, complex plane, polar form, rectangular form, circle, polar coordinates, conic, focus, kepler's 1st law, math
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