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Motion in Two Dimensions, Part 2: Circular Dimension
- If an object moves with constant speed along a circle, it will experience a centripetal force, directed toward the center of the circle.
- In the example of the Earth rotating around the sun, we can calculate the speed of the Earth from our knowledge of the distance between the earth and the sun, and that the period of rotation is one year.
- If the speed of an object, moving in a circular path, changes with time, then in addition to the centripetal acceleration there is also tangential acceleration. The net acceleration is the vector sum of the centripetal and tangential accelerations.
Motion in Two Dimensions, Part 2: Circular Dimension
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- Intro
- Uniform Circular Motion
- Object Moving in a Circle at Constant Speed
- Calculation Acceleration
- Change in Velocity
- Magnitude of Acceleration
- Centripetal Acceleration
- Example: Earth Rotating Around The Sun
- Tangential Acceleration and Radial Acceleration
- Example: Car on a Curved Road
- Extra Example 1: Centripetal Acceleration on Earth
- Extra Example 2: Pendulum Acceleration
- Extra Example 3: Radius of Curvature































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