Concept · from MIT 18.02SC Multivariable Calculus

Applications: Gravitational Attraction

1 lecture clip
1 problem-solving video
4 problem files
Solutions by MIT (3)

About these materials

MIT's own material for this topic, in MIT's order: Session 78: Applications: Gravitational Attraction.

Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 18.02SC Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2010, Prof. Denis Auroux — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Order: the items appear in the order MIT's own session page lists them. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 22, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

MIT 18.02SC · 4. Triple Integrals and Surface Integrals in 3-Space · Part A: Triple Integrals · This session on MIT OpenCourseWare ↗

Lecture Video · Video Excerpts

Session 78 Clip: Gravitational AttractionLecture clip · 36:05–51:04 · 14:59 long · transcript Watch

Examples

Gravitational AttractionProblemsPDF on MIT ↗ (opens MIT OpenCourseWare in a new tab)

MIT gives no solution for these problems on this page.

Recitation Video · Gravity and a Half-Sphere

Session 78: Gravity and a Half-SphereProblem-solving video · transcript Watch

Problems and Solutions

MIT's problem set

Problem Set 10

MIT places Problem Set 10 at the end of Part A: Triple Integrals; it covers the whole part, not only this topic. Problem Set 10 on MIT OpenCourseWare ↗

Where this sits in MIT 18.02SC

Open this session in the full course 18.02SC Multivariable Calculus: all units →

MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Denis Auroux, 18.02SC Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2010.

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 · Edition: Fall 2010 · Open the original course on OCW ↗

Organized by RedLectern, independent of MIT and not endorsed by MIT.

Per-resource rights are recorded on each resource; All-Rights-Reserved items are link-only, never mirrored.