Overall Unit Outline (from Syllabus)

• Unit 3: Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation — The Composition and Properties of The Sun and the Planets.

Unit 3 Detailed Topic List

• 2020-03-16: Newton's Laws: F=ma. Mass. Density. Textbook Section 3.2: Newton's Laws of Motion. Galileo's Version of Newton's First Law: Salvatius and Sagredus Discuss Relativity.
• 2020-03-18: Unit 2 Exam.
• 2020-03-20: Newton's Laws: F=G m_1 m_2 / r^2. Textbook Section 3.3: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation.
• 2020-03-23: Mass, Volume, and Density of the Planets. Textbook Section 7.1: Solar System Densities. Worksheet: Solar System Densities. Javier's Worksheet Solution: Solar System Densities.
• 2020-03-25: Energy and Power. Textbook Section 16.1: Energy and Power. Example: If the Sun Was Made of Coal, how long would it last?.
• 2020-03-27: E=mc^2. Textbook Section 16.2: What Powers the Sun. Periodic Table. Binding Energy per Nucleon. Slides: Fission, Fusion, Structure of the Sun.
• 2020-03-30: If the Sun Was Made of Hydrogen, how long would it last? Notes and Examples: Elements, Fusion, and the Sun. Textbook Section 15.1: Structure and Composition of the Sun. Luminosity. Intensity.
• 2020-04-01: Chemical Composition of the Planets. Reading Abundances Tables (Log Plot). Solar System Disk. What is Rock? Rocky Planets. Gaseous Planets. Slides: Elements of the Solar System.
• 2020-04-03: Start Unit 4.
• 2020-04-06 to 2020-04-13: Spring Break.
• 2020-04-15: Review of Unit 3. Summaries: Gravitation Formulas and Examples and Energy and Power Formulas and Examples. Ocean Tides as Explained by Newton. Textbook Section 4.6: Ocean Tides and the Moon. Kepler's P^2=a^3 Explained by Newton. Derivation: Kepler's P^2=a^3 from Newton.
• 2020-04-17: Unit 3 Exam. Unit 3 Exam Solution.