The following table includes a selection of the course assignments. Some problems include solutions.
| LEC # | LECTURE TOPICS | EXERCISES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The two-body problem | (PDF) |
| 2 | The two-body problem (cont.) | (PDF) |
| 3 | Barker’s equation and Kepler’s equation | (PDF) |
| 4 | The initial-value problem | (PDF) |
| 5 | Euler angles | (PDF) |
| 6 | The orbital boundary-value problem (BVP) | (PDF) |
| 7 | Optimum orbital transfer | (PDF) |
| 8 | Analytical and geometric properties of the BVP | (PDF) |
| 9 | Lambert’s theorem and the Lagrange time equation | (PDF) |
| 10 | Transformation of the BVP | (PDF) |
| 12 | Patched conics and planetary flybys | (PDF) |
| 14 | Hypergeometric functions and continued fractions | (PDF) |
| 18 | Preliminary orbit determination using Taylor series | (PDF) |
| 22 | The covariance, information, and estimator matrices | (PDF) |
| 26 | The Clohessy-Wiltshire equations of relative motion | (PDF) |
| 33 | Runge-Kutta method of numerical integration | (PDF) |
