Orbital mechanics for engineering students /

Written by Howard Curtis, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students is a crucial text for students of aerospace engineering. Now in its 3e, the book has been brought up-to-date with new topics, key terms, homework exercises, and fully w...

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Main Author: Curtis, Howard D. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2014]
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Elsevier aerospace engineering series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Written by Howard Curtis, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle University, Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students is a crucial text for students of aerospace engineering. Now in its 3e, the book has been brought up-to-date with new topics, key terms, homework exercises, and fully worked examples. 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. New chapter on orbital perturbationsNew and revised examples and homework problemsIncreased coverage of attitude dynamics, including new MATLAB algorithms and examples.
Item Description:Previous edition: 2010.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 739-740) and index.
ISBN:9780080977485
0080977480