Calculating Galaxy Mass with Integration

Name: Calculating Galaxy Mass with Integration
Author: Insta~Lesson

Post-Secondary45 min

aligned to Using Spherical Coordinates

Learning Objective

I can calculate the mass of a galaxy using integration in spherical coordinates.

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