Acceleration Due To Gravity Below And Above The Surface Of Earth

Consider a point mass m at a height h above the surface of the earth as shown i… Read more Acceleration Due To Gravity Below And Above The Surface Of Earth

Acceleration Due To Gravity Of The Earth

The earth can be imagined to be a sphere made of a large number of concentric s… Read more Acceleration Due To Gravity Of The Earth

The Gravitational Constant

The value of the gravitational constant G entering the Universal law of gravita… Read more The Gravitational Constant

Universal Law Of Gravitation

Legend has it that observing an apple falling from a tree, Newton was inspired … Read more Universal Law Of Gravitation

Kepler’s Laws

The three laws of Kepler can be stated as follows:  1. Law of orbits : All plan… Read more Kepler’s Laws

Rolling Motion

One of the most common motions observed in daily life is the rolling motion. Al… Read more Rolling Motion

Conservation of angular momentum

We are now in a position to revisit the principle of conservation of angular mo… Read more Conservation of angular momentum

Angular Momentum In Case Of Rotation About A Fixed Axis

We have studied in section 7.7, the angular momentum of a system of particles. … Read more Angular Momentum In Case Of Rotation About A Fixed Axis

Dynamics Of Rotational Motion About A Fixed Axis

Table 1 lists quantities associated with linear motion and their analogues in r… Read more Dynamics Of Rotational Motion About A Fixed Axis

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