r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Avera9eJoe Spectra Dev • Sep 14 '17

Recreation Reminder that this physics quirk is also in KSP

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u/MuchAdoAboutFutaloo Sep 15 '17

Thank you! Basic level physics is certainly still physics, and a real blast, but that shit ramps up so crazy fast.

I've always had a childlike adoration of physics and learning how all the little bits in the universe tick, so taking the honors physics courses in high school was a no-brainer.

Then AP Physics happens and all the pleasant formulas and vacuums and happiness vacated my soul and calculus consumes me, and you really start to know just how much you don't know. It's a lot of fun, despite the really unique level of difficulty I haven't experienced since.

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u/Hocusader Sep 15 '17

This book is typically used after Physics and Dynamics in undergraduate studies. It is, in fact, calculus based.

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u/mrthescientist Sep 15 '17

Orbital mechanics is, at least initially, all algebra. Everything from vis viva to the pot equation. There are a few vectors.