LIST OF TOPICS
The equations of physics are like windows in a large
building. Through each window you can see a little bit of physics. Just as
the windows are not the content of the building, the equations are not the
physics.
As you gain skill at doing mathematics and doing physics
you become able to make your own windows, to see what you want. You come
to understand the world based on what you see through the windows that you
create for yourself.
Equation topics for rotational dynamics (forced rotational motion) are
listed below. (This section refers to angular parameters defined in the
section on circular motion.)
Click on the blue word to go to the topic that interests you.
1. Definition of moment of inertia and
torque.
2. Moment of inertia for an extended
object.
3. Angular momentum.
4. Rotational equilibrium.
5. Moment of inertia examples.