We've learned about circular motion and how to use the tangential description of motion. And we've learned about rotational motion and how to use the angular description of motion.
But there are many scenarios where we might need to combine them, or convert from one description to the other. Imagine a fly lands on the edge of a spinning record. Is the fly in circular motion or rotational motion? What concepts and equations can we use to describe its motion?
In this lesson we'll talk about the difference between an object's physical motion and the description of motion. Then we'll dive into the ways we can describe objects in circular motion and rotational motion. Finally, we'll learn how to convert between these descriptions using the relationship between arc lengths and angles.
We'll end up with a list of equations that we can use to convert between an arc length and an angle, tangential velocity and angular velocity, and tangential acceleration and angular acceleration.
Answers
Free-Response Questions
Circular motion
Rotational motion
We've learned about circular motion and how to use the tangential description of motion. And we've learned about rotational motion and how to use the angular description of motion.
But there are many scenarios where we might need to combine them, or convert from one description to the other. Imagine a fly lands on the edge of a spinning record. Is the fly in circular motion or rotational motion? What concepts and equations can we use to describe its motion?
In this lesson we'll talk about the difference between an object's physical motion and the description of motion. Then we'll dive into the ways we can describe objects in circular motion and rotational motion. Finally, we'll learn how to convert between these descriptions using the relationship between arc lengths and angles.
We'll end up with a list of equations that we can use to convert between an arc length and an angle, tangential velocity and angular velocity, and tangential acceleration and angular acceleration.
0 comments