Module 8: Rotational Motion

Syllabus List of Modules Assignments Laboratories

1. Web Material: Rotational Kinematics

Objectives:
After completing this module, students will be able to determine the angular velocity and angular acceleration and kinetic energy of rotating objects.
Additional Material:
Serway, Chapters 10.1 - 10.4
CD and Workbook, Module 7.1 - 7.3
Assignment:
Assignment 16

 

2. Web Material: Rotational Dynamics

Objectives:
After completing this module, students will able to use the relationship between torque and angular acceleration to solve problems involving rotational motion.  They will be able to determine if an object is in static equilibrium.
Additional Material:
Serway, Chapters 10.5 - 10.6
CD and Workbook, Module 7.4 - 7.5

 

3. Web Material: Angular momentum

Objectives:
After completing this module, students will know when angular momentum is conserved and use conservation of angular momentum to solve physics problems.
Additional Material:
Serway, Chapters 10.7 - 10.9, 10.11
CD and Workbook, Module 7.6 - 7.10
Laboratory:
Analyzing a mechanical system
Assignment:
Assignment 17

 

4. Web Material: Kepler's Laws

Objectives:
After completing this module students will analyze orbital motion using Kepler's laws.
Additional Material:
Serway, Chapters 11.1 - 11.4
Assignment:
Assignment 18