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Orbital mechanics applies to the motion of spacecraft and rockets, and is a crucial concept for those who design and control space missions. If you are aiming high in your education, an orbital mechanics tutor can help you focus and be motivated, while encouraging you through exciting study sessions that move along at a comfortable pace. Varsity Tutors can connect you with a tutor if you're searching for "orbital mechanics tutoring near me."
Subjects that may be covered during college orbital mechanics tutoring include:
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
Escape velocity
Planetary orbits
Universal gravitation
Gravity and acceleration
Gravity and mass/distance
Circular and escape velocity
Geostationary vs. sun-synchronous orbit
To get started, you'll need to understand Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation. Your tutor can cover all the foundational topics needed to build your knowledge of orbital mechanics. Kepler's first law explains the elliptic motion of planets. His contributions enable one to calculate how long it takes a planet to revolve around a star. Your tutor can explain how Kepler's complex laws work and apply to your studies, but can also offer practice calculating acceleration due to gravity and how mass and distance have an impact on the strength of gravitational forces.
Concepts such as escape velocity, circular orbits, elliptical orbits, orbital periods, velocity, and energy are important to understand. There are also formulas for each, so there is a good deal of mathematical content to cover. You can learn how to calculate parabolic and hyperbolic orbits as well. Math is one area many students struggle in. Your tutor may apply various practice exercises and types of explanations to address your learning style, and to motivate you in making connections between these formulas and the real world.
Orbital mechanics tutoring can then again focus on discussions of open orbits, closed orbits, and velocity and how these apply to geosynchronous satellites. Various equations will come up along the way. Your tutor can spend as much time as you need understanding each component of them.
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