Astrodynamics Textbooks on My Shelf
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Astrodynamics Textbooks on My Shelf
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#2BMW is a fun one! It is definitely meant for Air Force cadets in the early 70s (and the introduction says as much) so it's pretty approachable with a college freshman physics and calc background. The final "homework problem" is to stitch together the radar ranging, orbit determination, Lambert problem solving, and rocket guidance assignments from the previous chapters into a complete ICBM defense system. Pretty wild. And I think most of the code examples are in assembly.
As the author mentions, you can pick up a copy for well under $20. I'd say it's worth it for the 1960s-style diagrams and figures alone!
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#3I’ve always wanted a curated list of textbooks from people who actually read them in depth.
I’ve read through a couple textbooks front-to-back on topics that are completely unrelated to my field[0]. A good textbook should be able to explain tough concepts while engaging the reader with interesting content and relation to the world.
0: I quite enjoyed Anthony J.F. Griffiths et al’s Introduction to Genetic Analysis, despite never taking a genetics or even biology class.
Re: Astrodynamics Textbooks on My Shelf
#4BMW is a fun one! It is definitely meant for Air Force cadets in the early 70s (and the introduction says as much) so it's pretty approachable with a college freshman physics and calc background. The final "homework problem" is to stitch together the radar ranging, orbit determination, Lambert problem solving, and rocket guidance assignments from the previous chapters into a complete ICBM defense system. Pretty wild.…
Ordered, and just in time for my finishing Ignition. Might as well harness the current interest to learn some new math. :)
Re: Astrodynamics Textbooks on My Shelf
#5BMW is a fun one! It is definitely meant for Air Force cadets in the early 70s (and the introduction says as much) so it's pretty approachable with a college freshman physics and calc background. The final "homework problem" is to stitch together the radar ranging, orbit determination, Lambert problem solving, and rocket guidance assignments from the previous chapters into a complete ICBM defense system. Pretty wild.…
BMW is a classic from my time at USAFA. It's a great book and ideal for those beginning in Astrodynamics.
I bought it from an upperclassman for 25 cents.
Still on my shelf and I used it to design my own astrodynamics course to teach during grad school.
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#6I have a different opinion about Curtis - I think it presents the topics in a uniquely understandable way, and is a very valuable book for learning undergraduate-level astrodynamics.
> I’d say if you’re starting out, go with BMW, and if you want to get more advanced, go with Schaub and Junkins
I'd replace BMW with Curtis here.
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#7Does anyone know of a good way of searching textbooks? Sort of a search engine where I can type in "astrodynamics" and a list like this would be returned.
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#8Does anyone know of a good way of searching textbooks? Sort of a search engine where I can type in "astrodynamics" and a list like this would be returned.
I use Amazon search for that. I’ve found some great books that way
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#9I’ve always wanted a curated list of textbooks from people who actually read them in depth. I’ve read through a couple textbooks front-to-back on topics that are completely unrelated to my field[0]. A good textbook should be able to explain tough concepts while engaging the reader with interesting content and relation to the world. 0: I quite enjoyed Anthony J.F. Griffiths et al ’s Introduction to Genetic Analysis, d…
Peter Smith's guide to logic textbooks is the gold standard here.
Re: Astrodynamics Textbooks on My Shelf
#10I’ve always wanted a curated list of textbooks from people who actually read them in depth. I’ve read through a couple textbooks front-to-back on topics that are completely unrelated to my field[0]. A good textbook should be able to explain tough concepts while engaging the reader with interesting content and relation to the world. 0: I quite enjoyed Anthony J.F. Griffiths et al ’s Introduction to Genetic Analysis, d…
Any particular subjects you are interested in?