Unit 6: Circular Motion: Torque, centripetal force, and gravity
Reading (weeks 10-12)
BJU book: Ch. 7 "Circular Motion"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Uniform Circular Motion" - read applicable sections.
Topics
Labs
BJU book: Ch. 7 "Circular Motion"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Uniform Circular Motion" - read applicable sections.
Topics
- Rotational equilibrium and torque problems
- Centripetal force and gravity problems
Labs
- Rotational Equilibrium lab
- Gravity and Orbits simulation
| 6._circ_motion_i_-_torque_rot_equilibrium_class_notes.docx |
| 6._circ_motion_ii-_gravity_centripetal_force_class_notes.docx |
Below: Weightless cat probably in an Air Force transport plane which is doing an 'inverted dive'
YouTube is full of Perpetual Motion machines. They are all FAKE. They generate millions of 'hits' and make money for people. Here is one of my favorites... The video on the right shows how it's 'faked'.
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Part 1: Rotational Equilibrium & Torque homework
| 6._Torque & Rotational_Equilibrium_problems.docx |
| 6._bridge_truss_design problem.pptx |
Part 2: Centripetal Force & Gravity homework
| 6._centripetal_force__and_gravity_homework__problems1.docx |
| 6._highway_bridge_design_problem1.docx |
AP homework
| ap_problems: statics_and_torque.docx |