The applied torque generates an angular acceleration, and the two quantities are linearly proportional with a proportionality constant equal to the moment of inertia. This lab is designed …

Newton’s Laws of Motion work so well for translational motion that we should use them as a model of the laws for rotational motion. The idea here is to change the laws as little as …

The rotational quantities behave exactly like their linear counterparts. Linear motion equations: Centripetal acceleration is a reaction to an external force. The force that causes an object to …

Rotational motion is described by the angular velocity vector ω pointing along the rotation axis, with a magnitude given by the rate of change of the rotation angle. Each object possesses (at …

Rotational kinematics relates angular position, velocity, acceleration and time. Rotational dynamics deals with rotational energy, angular momentum, and torque.

Rotational inertia depends not just on the mass, but where the mass is located relative to the spin axis. The farther away the mass is, the more rotational inertia it causes.

When you apply a force to rotate an object about a pivot or an axis, the effectiveness of your action depends not only on the magnitude of the force you apply, but also on a quantity known …