This challenge is designed to help students move back and forth from different circular motion ideas. These ideas include frequency, rpm, period, angular speed, linear speed, total distance and total radians.

This page features a summary of each section of Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation from the AP Physics online text.

Through illustrated examples and interactive exercises, students explore acceleration of an object moving in a circular motion.

In this interactive module, students use free-body diagrams, Newton's second law equation, and circular motion concepts to analyze a variety of physical situations involving the motion of objects in circles or along curved paths.

This lab/learning activity is designed to introduce students to some of the basic terms with circular motion. They will be introduced to rpm, frequency, period, angular frequency, speed and velocity. It is hoped that students will be...

Investigate how torque causes an object to rotate. Discover the relationships between angular acceleration, moment of inertia, angular momentum and torque.

Students learn about the Newtonian mechanics principle of conservation of angular momentum and the application in the quantum mechanical world.

Learn about rotational kinetic energy, rotational kinematics, torque, rotational mechanics, and angular momentum in this learning module that includes animations and videos.

Excellent site explaining rotational dynamics including work. Site includes links to related topics.

Students explore orbits of planets and satellites. Some topics examined in the activities are planetary motion, angular momentum of orbits, and Kepler's laws. The resource consists of video clips, lecture notes, practice problems, and...

Explore the relationship between the angular and linear velocity for two bugs on a rotating disk.

The tutorial explores applications of trigonometric graphs. Topics include simple harmonic motion and angular velocity. Definitions, an animation, examples, and practice exercises are included.

Students learn the concept of angular momentum and its correlation to mass, velocity and radius. They experiment with rotation and an object's mass distribution. In an associated literacy activity, students use basic methods of...

A handy resource that gives an overview of equations and definitions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course, with two of its three sections focusing on motion-related topics and principles.

A series of graphics, downloadable animations and text describe and explain the motion of a pendulum. Some sections require an understanding of calculus.

The Illinois Institute of Technology provides a lab activity on precession and spinning tops. Designed for primary grades, but easily adapted for any level. Includes directions and assessment ideas.

Students must find out the angle they need to point the boat so that the boat moves directly across the water.

Students learn about rotary encoders and discover how they operate through hands-on experimentation. Rotary encoders are applied in tools to determine angle measurements and for translations of angular motion. One common rotary encoder...

A page describing rotational equilibrium and non-equilibrium situations. Includes graphics, equations, and many examples.

Join the ladybug in an exploration of rotational motion. Rotate the merry-go-round to change its angle, or choose a constant angular velocity or angular acceleration. Explore how circular motion relates to the bug's x,y position,...

In this physics lab activity learners investigate how mass, length and angular displacement affect the period of a simple pendulum. Students control variables, testing one variable at a time, using manual techniques (stopwatch, human...

This module is the introduction to model rotational motion. All of the concepts are conveniently recast into forms that have the same mathematical forms as their translational counterparts.

From a chapter on Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter examines collisions of rotating objects in two dimensions and what happens at the point of collision. Includes examples,...

From a chapter on Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses developing an equation for rotational work, how to determine the rotational kinetic energy along with a problem-solving...