What is Newtons Method? Let’s say you had some function f(x), and you wanted to find where that function is equal to zero. If that function is a polynomial like the following we can plug it into the quadratic equation and find that the roots are -2 and -1. What about if the function is…
What is Orbit Determination When we are dealing with two bodies, we can determine their orbital paths exactly using a certain set of orbital elements. If you want to learn more about these orbital elements you can find my post on them here and how to use them to determine an orbital path here. If…
How I Came to Read Kelly Back when I was writing a review on Ben Rich’s Skunk Works, I was trying to find a way to procrastinate. On the bookshelf in front of me, was an unopened copy of Kelly: More than My Share of It All. This book is an autobiography of the life of…
So You’re Thinking about Graduate School I got into graduate school this year, and a lot of friends in their sophomore and junior year keep asking me about the process. I figure if so many people in real life are asking me about grad school, people online would probably also benefit from hearing about the…
