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Physics for JavaScript Games, Animation, and Simulations: with HTML5 Canvas
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Physics for JavaScript Games, Animation, and Simulations: with HTML5 Canvas

by Dev Ramtal, Adrian Dobre
June 2014
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
508 pages
15h 11m
English
Apress
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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:

  • Kinematics of uniform circular motion: The kinematics of rotational motion can be developed in analogy with linear kinematics.
  • Centripetal acceleration and centripetal ...
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