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Relative motion

TIME DERIVATIVES OF MOVING VECTORS

Dealing with angular momentum

On a NASA mission the space shuttle Atlantis orbiter was reported to weigh 239,255 lb just prior to lift off.
On orbit 18 at an altitude of about 350 km, the orbiter’s weight was reported to be 236,900 lb. (a) What was
the mass, in kilograms, of Atlantis on the launch pad and in orbit? (b) If no mass were lost between launch
and orbit 18, what would have been the weight of Atlantis, in pounds?

Show that in the absence of an atmosphere, the shape of a low altitude ballistic trajectory is a parabola.
Assume the acceleration of gravity g is constant and neglect the earth’s curvature.

Once again, dealing with inertia and mass

Mastering the Osculating plane

Dealing with the calculation of trajectories

Once again, Kinematics

A nice reminder of the cross product!

Once again, Cross product

For example, an upward 5 kN load (force vector) applied to the tip of an airplane wing gives rise to quite a different stress and deflection pattern in the wing than the same load acting at the wing’s mid-span

I got through Chapter 4, which is the basic course level. Most of this is just a review for me, although I haven't ready this specific book before.