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I know it was just an example, but the rocket equation is just one assumption (constant exhaust velocity) and a simple integration away from the force balance c

I know it was just an example, but the rocket equation is just one assumption (constant exhaust velocity) and a simple integration away from the force balance coming out of Newton's second law. All credit to Tsiolkovski though, the guy was a true visionary.

JoshTriplett 12y ago
Oh, absolutely. But imagine the effect if almost every physics book and curriculum taught the rocket equation in chapter 1, and either didn't teach Newton's laws or the general equations of motion at all, or only taught them in the last chapter/appendix/advanced class.