ASTR450

Orbital Dynamics

• Time: TuTh 3:30-4:45, Fall 2002
  
• Room: CSS 0201
  
• Prof: Doug Hamilton
  
• Grader: Jian Chen
  

Class Organization

• Course Description
  What if the Moon's Orbit was Inclined by 90 degrees?
  What if the Moon's Orbit were twice as large?
• Lecture Schedule
• Assignments
• Course Textbooks
• Prof's Office Hours (in CSS 1245): Drop by Anytime!
• What's my Grade Right Now?

Computer Programs for use in Orbital Dynamics

• The Astronomy Workshop, a collection of interactive online tools.
  We'll be using the programs from Working with Orbits and Orbital Integrators.
• Xephem, an observer's view of the Solar System.
• HNBody, a downloadable state-of-the-art N-Body Integrator.

Go to Doug Hamilton's Home Page