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Chapter 8: Angular Motion and Statics

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Credit: Charles Hutchins
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We have looked at circular motion using the same measures as linear motion.  To look at rotation in more detail, though, we need to work in rotational units - measuring the angle rotated through, the angular sped, and angular acceleration.

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Chapter Summary

1. Angular momentum is defined as the product of rotational inertia and angular velocity.
2. Torque is defined as $\tau=rF \sin \theta$, where the angle $\theta$ is the angle between the lever arm $r$ and force $F$. The symbol for torque is the Greek letter tau $(\tau)$
3. By definition a counterclockwise torque is positive and a clockwise torque is negative.
4. Two conditions of equilibrium:
1. Translational equilibrium: $\sum F=F_{net}=0$
2. Rotational equilibrium: $\sum \tau=\tau_{net}=0$

1. [1]^ Credit: Charles Hutchins; Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/3266906452/; License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Jun 10, 2014