A simple challenge for those who claim they like topics related to space exploration

[bluedes]

This statement alone proves that you have very limited knowledge of basic astronomy.

First, the reason why it is cold in winter and hot in summer has NOTHING to do with the distance of the earth from the sun. It has something to do with the tilt of the earth's axis, which at 23.5 degrees, is quite significant.

shucks.. for someone with considerable knowledge on basic astronomy, you sure are judgmental and insecure. pray tell, what is wrong with my question and how does it show that I have very limited knowledge of basic astronomy? I never said that the distance of the earth to the sun has something to do with our seasons.. did it ever occur to you that my question was constructed in a tricky manner? sheeesh.. panghambugay na lng diay ta dire kung kinsa mas-maayo ug mas-brayt?

maypa i-merge na lng ni na thread sa S&O.. prehas ra mga klase uban tawo dire didto..

[rodsky]

shucks.. for someone with considerable knowledge on basic astronomy, you sure are judgmental and insecure. pray tell, what is wrong with my question and how does it show that I have very limited knowledge of basic astronomy? I never said that the distance of the earth to the sun has something to do with our seasons.. did it ever occur to you that my question was constructed in a tricky manner? sheeesh.. panghambugay na lng diay ta dire kung kinsa mas-maayo ug mas-brayt?

maypa i-merge na lng ni na thread sa S&O.. prehas ra mga klase uban tawo dire didto..

It was in the manner by which you stated the question. It was very ambiguous.

*looks at his watch* Third (or possibly fourth) time you declined to answer the question, and instead, post subjective (rather than objective) comments. Again, readers will be the judge.

Again, all I ask is, prove to me that you indeed have knowledge of the subject matter by answering the question I posed earlier (re elliptical vs. a-more-circular orbit). Is that so hard to do? We are all waiting for your answer. If you can answer that question, then I shall withdraw all my previous allegations and comments and publicly apologize to you.

(I have withdrawn this remark after reading about your intent)

-RODION

[bluedes]

Finally, your reluctance to answer that question in orbital mechanics also proves that you are not learned in the subject, even if you say you are. And btw, this has nothing to do with proving who's "the best"--this is simply in response to your request of wanting a more "advanced" question, and I gave it to you, but you decline to answer it. Let the readers be the judge of your temperament now.
-RODION

ay ambot nimo parts.. unsa na reluctance ba? and what declination did I say? so you're saying i did not answer your silly exercises correctly? give me a break.. pffft!

and i'm not here to impress people with my knowledge.. whether they find it useful or not, its up to them to acknowledge or not.

and don't worry parts, i've no intention of *dethroning* your position as leader of basic astronomy here.. like i said in the other thread, magsugod na gani ka ug tira2x dire, kataw-an ra japon tikaw..

i'm just here to help change the culture in making all this *rocket science* not to appear *seemingly difficult*.. i've met similar teachers who are just like that, and sadly they use the attitude to gain intellectually superiority when in reality they are just insecure that other people might overtake them in smartness. a generation of insecure supervisors in the work industry is the product of such teachers who have superiority complexes..

[bluedes]

its all in the properties of an elliptical orbit compared to a circular orbit. there is a *weak* point in an elliptical orbit where you can inject that satellite with little thrust relative to the magnetic poles of a heavenly object. compare that to a circular orbit where everywhere requires equal energy to get into its orbit.

you have anything harder than this?

to those who are unfamiliar with this topic, you can brush up on your analytic geometry and couple that with your astro-physics, and you'll get the drift.

read before you comment.. i already answered your *more advanced* exercise.

[bluedes]

If you can answer that question, then I shall withdraw all my previous allegations and comments and publicly apologize to you.

please do not insult yourself with a public apology.. i have no intention of pulling you down..

in fact, i really commend your efforts to put up all those posts.. not a lot of people will go to that length just to *educate* the poeple..

but i have a bad experience of teachers in the past who intimidate students with the difficulty of the subject.. very bad experience..

[rodsky]

I'm sorry. Your answer to the question is in error, primarily by the inclusion of the words "magnetic poles". The planet's magnetic poles have absolutely NOTHING to do with the answer to the question.

Please try again. ranzdg, you can attempt to answer it now as well.

-RODION

[rodsky]

but i have a bad experience of teachers in the past who intimidate students with the difficulty of the subject.. very bad experience..

If more than 70% of your class had no lasting negative impressions with that teacher, and still eventually passed the course, then I'm sorry to report that the problem was not with him--the problem was with you.

If however, most of you failed, then I'd have to admit and concede, that there must have been something wrong with the teacher.

"The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few." - Mr. Spock, "The Wrath of Khan"

In relation to my latest question, here's are two videos that could serve a good hints to coming up with a credible answer/solution:

YouTube - fun in a gravity well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfZuyJ9sswk

-RODION

[rodsky]

i'm just here to help change the culture in making all this *rocket science* not to appear *seemingly difficult*.

Check again...I haven't written down a single line of some complex formula, nor some exotic function or derivative, in all my posts pertaining to orbital/celestial mechanics. From this, it's obvious to conclude that I'm actually on your side.

-RODION

[bluedes]

I'm sorry. Your answer to the question is in error, primarily by the inclusion of the words "magnetic poles". The planet's magnetic poles have absolutely NOTHING to do with the answer to the question.

Please try again. ranzdg, you can attempt to answer it now as well.

-RODION

so you noticed..

but my answer stays the same.. just minus the magnetic poles.. its a geometric exercise. after all, mathematics is the language of the universe..

[bluedes]

If more than 70% of your class had no lasting negative impressions with that teacher, and still eventually passed the course, then I'm sorry to report that the problem was not with him--the problem was with you.

If however, most of you failed, then I'd have to admit and concede, that there must have been something wrong with the teacher.

"The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few." - Mr. Spock, "The Wrath of Khan"

you'd be surprised to find out that 95% of my class had these lasting negative impressions. im a bit thankful that the tides of change has arrived.. but i'm on the *merciful* side (kuno), and find that particular teacher a bit pathetic and pitiful because most of the students who know of his *reputation* will not enrol anymore again in his class. but i wouldn't go so far as call that teacher *evil*, as I also see the good points in him.. but i believe it can be delivered without the *intimidation* aspect.