Introduction to the physics of space flight

This is a a High School level Physics course, covering the Space topic from the old New South Wales Higher School Certificate course.  The new syllabus, for which a course is in preparation, omits much of the material covered in this course. 

Please check out the preview lectures and lecture descriptions before you enroll.

If you are curious about the physics underlying space flight, from launch to re entry, you will find this course of interest.

This course covers all dot points of the Space Topic (9.2) from the New South Wales Higher School Certificate Physics Syllabus.

The course covers the basic physics of gravity, gravitational potential energy, projectile motion, launching into space, uniform circular motion, orbiting the Earth and other bodies, geostationary and low Earth orbit satellites, re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere and special relativity to a high school level.

Topics are covered from a mathematical, theoretical and historical perspective.

Please look through the lecture topics and previews before you enroll.

The Higher School Certificate Physics Syllabus can be downloaded from:  http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/physics-st6-syl.pdf

For high school students this course will help with your study, help Physics teachers by providing lesson ideas and content, and provide an introductory level understanding of the physics of space flight for anyone interested in the subject.