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Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession
published by the University of New South Wales
written by Joe Wolfe
This web page provides a multimedia introduction to rotation.  It includes topics such as rotational kinetic energy, rotational kinematics, moment of inertia, torques, Newton's laws for rotation, and angular momentum.  Short video clips, still images, graphs, and diagrams are integrated with text to promote understanding of important concepts.  

This tutorial is part of the PhysClip collection of web-based resources on introductory mechanics, electricity, and magnetism.
http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rotation.htm
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Motion, Forces, and Energy
- Applications of Newton's Laws
= Dynamic Torque
- Rotational Dynamics
= Moment of Inertia
= Rotational Energy
= Transfer of Angular Momentum
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Simulation
= Tutorial
- Audio/Visual
= Illustration
= Image/Image Set
= Movie/Animation
= Photograph
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- image/gif
- text/html
- application/flash
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2006 School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Australia
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.
Keywords: angular momentum, gyroscope, gyroscope video, kinetic energy, moment of inertia, multimedia, newton's laws, precession, rolling, rolling problems, rotation, rotational dynamics videos, rotational kinematics, torque
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created March 13, 2009 by Alea Smith
Record Updated: Mar 16, 2012 by Caroline Hall
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when Cataloged:		 August 31, 2008
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

4. The Physical Setting

4E. Energy Transformations
  • 9-12: 4E/H1. Although the various forms of energy appear very different, each can be measured in a way that makes it possible to keep track of how much of one form is converted into another. Whenever the amount of energy in one place diminishes, the amount in other places or forms increases by the same amount.
4F. Motion
  • 9-12: 4F/H1. The change in motion (direction or speed) of an object is proportional to the applied force and inversely proportional to the mass.
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AIP Format
J. Wolfe, Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), WWW Document, (http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rotation.htm).
AJP/PRST-PER
J. Wolfe, Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), <http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rotation.htm>.
APA Format
Wolfe, J. (2008, August 31). Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession. Retrieved June 19, 2013, from University of New South Wales: http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rotation.htm
Chicago Format
Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession. Sydney: University of New South Wales, August 31, 2008. http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rotation.htm (accessed 19 June 2013).
MLA Format
Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession. Sydney: University of New South Wales, 2006. 31 Aug. 2008. 19 June 2013 <http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rotation.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "Joe Wolfe", Title = {Physclips: Rotation, torques, precession}, Publisher = {University of New South Wales}, Volume = {2013}, Number = {19 June 2013}, Month = {August 31, 2008}, Year = {2006} }
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