Performance Objectives
- Angular difference
- Calculating distance along great circle
- Calculate distance along parallels of latitudes
- Longitude and time
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this topic the student should be able to:
- Describe the earth as a sphere
- Identify using sketch globe or real globe the following
- North and south poles
- Longitude and latitude
- Meridian and equator
- Parallel of latitude
- Radius of parallel of latitude
- Radius of the earth
- Recall, write/state the formula and solve problems on arc length of a curve
- Solve problems on longitude and latitude involving calculations of Distance between two points on the earth, time variation, and nautical rules
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