Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
    By Howard D Curtis

    This text is written for undergraduates who are studying orbital mechanics for the first time and have completed courses in physics, dynamics, and mathematics, including differential equations and applied linear algebra.

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students: Revised Reprint
    By Howard Curtis

    While this latest edition has been updated with new content and included sample problems, it also retains its teach-by-example approach that emphasizes analytical procedures, computer-implemented algorithms, and the most comprehensive ...

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
    By Howard D. Curtis

    The superb examples will be extremely valuable to undergraduates and distinguishes this text from many others. This book should be given serious consideration for any undergraduate course in orbital mechanics or spacecraft dynamics.

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
    By Howard D. Curtis

    Use r1 and v1 (or r2 and v2) in Algorithm 4.2 to obtain the orbital elements. EXAMPLE 5.2 The position of an earth satellite is first determined to be r =500014-10,000.j+2100K(km) After 1 h the position vector is rs = –14,600i ...

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
    By Howard D Curtis

    Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work, this book provides all the tools needed to fully understand the subject.

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students: Revised Reprint
    By Howard D. Curtis

    Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work, this book provides all the tools needed to fully understand the subject.

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
    By Howard D Curtis

    Highly illustrated and fully supported with downloadable MATLAB algorithms for project and practical work, this book provides all the tools needed to fully understand the subject.

  • Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
    By Howard D. Curtis

    Howard Curtis - Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University, the US's #1 rated undergraduate aerospace school - focuses on what students at undergraduate and taught masters level really need to know in this hugely valuable ...