Rotational Dynamics

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.

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