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Hi. No problem. I am not familiar with your textbook or set of notes. I am sure, however, that there is no other way to derive the expressions above. I believe your lecturer just skipped some steps, because they may have been too technical, which is unfortunate, but frequently happens.

Hi. First, I have never understood why folks like to look at the geodesic equation in a flat-space, non-relativistic limit, as that defeats the beauty of G.R., but, nevertheless, here is how your lecturer obtained that equation, at least according to me: Assume a weak gravitational field...