| A.1 | Kinematics (SL) | - Analysis of motion through time derivatives of position vector
- Differentiate scalar and vector quantities
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| D.1 | Gravitational Fields (SL) | - Kepler's three laws of orbital motion
- Newton's universal law of gravitation
- Conditions for bodies to be treated as point mass
- Gravitational field strength is the force per mass experienced by a point mass
- Gravitational field lines
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| D.1 | Gravitational Fields (HL) | - Gravitation potential energy is the work done from assembling the system from infinite separation
- The gravitational potential at a point is the required work done per unit mass to bring a point mass from infinity to that point
- The gravitational field strength is the change of gravitational potential by the change of distance distance from point mass
- Work done of moving a mass in a gravitational field is given by the change of gravitational potential linearly scaled by mass
- Equipotential surfaces are surfaces in a gravitational field with equal gravitational potential
- Gravitational field lines are equipotential surfaces
- Calculating escape speed and orbital speed for point masses
- Qualitative analysis of viscous drag force due to atmosphere on the height and speed of a orbital body
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