June 2014
Intermediate to advanced
508 pages
15h 11m
English
CHAPTER 9
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Centripetal Forces: Rotational Motion
Circular and rotational motions are widespread both in nature and in man-made machines, from merry-go-rounds to the orbits and spins of planets. To analyze and model such types of motion, we need some special tools: the linear kinematics and dynamics presented in Chapter 5 need to be extended to rotational motion. In a nutshell, that is what the present chapter will begin to look into.
Topics covered in this chapter include the following: