Most of the points have been covered in recent postings, but they are a lot
easier to follow when they're collected and organized.
Outline:
The Tide-Producing Potential: Pictorial Approach
Discussion
Gravity Accelerates Massive Objects, Too
Gravity is a Vector
Spring Tides versus Neap Tides
Symmetry and Dimensional Arguments
Cause versus Effect
Taylor Series for the Potential
Taylor Series for the Field; Scaling Laws
Once-A-Day Tides