Kinematics Of Rotational Motion About A Fixed Axis

We have already indicated the analogy between rotational motion and translatio… Read more Kinematics Of Rotational Motion About A Fixed Axis

Theorems Of Perpendicular And Parallel Axes

These are two useful theorems relating to moment of inertia. We shall first dis… Read more Theorems Of Perpendicular And Parallel Axes

Moment Of Inertia

We have already mentioned that we are developing the study of rotational motion… Read more Moment Of Inertia

Centre of gravity

Many of you may have the experience of balancing your notebook on the tip of a … Read more Centre of gravity

Equilibrium Of A Rigid Body

$We are now going to concentrate on the motion of rigid bodies rather than on t… Read more Equilibrium Of A Rigid Body

Torque and angular momentum for a system of particles

To get the total angular momentum of a system of particles about a given point … Read more Torque and angular momentum for a system of particles

Angular momentum of a particle

Just as the moment of a force is the rotational analogue of force in linear mot… Read more Angular momentum of a particle

Torque (Moment of force)

We have learnt that the motion of a rigid body, in general, is a combination of… Read more Torque (Moment of force)

Angular Velocity And Its Relation With Linear Velocity

In this section we shall study what is angular velocity and its role in rotatio… Read more Angular Velocity And Its Relation With Linear Velocity

Vector Product Of Two Vectors

We are already familiar with vectors and their use in physics. In chapter 6 (Wo… Read more Vector Product Of Two Vectors