designer:
Jonathan Barrett, Maija Graham, Michael Boonstra, Graeme Irwin, Hans Laue, Michelle McGrath, Arend Meetsma, Ali Rezaei, Qasim Syed, Andrew Turner, Jeremiah Van Oosten, and Jason Law
published by
the University of Calgary
written by
Brian Martin and David Austin
Available Languages: English, French
This tutorial uses a Java simulation to help explain the direction of the acceleration in uniform circular motion.
This item is part of a larger collection of physics simulations sponsored by the MAP project (Modular Approach to Physics).
Please note that this resource requires
Java Applet Plug-in.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7776">Martin, Brian, and David Austin. Modular Approach to Physics: Direction of the Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion. Calgary: University of Calgary, May 9, 2003.</a>
B. Martin and D. Austin, Modular Approach to Physics: Direction of the Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion (University of Calgary, Calgary, 2002), <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/accel/radial/explain/direction/>.
Martin, B., & Austin, D. (2003, May 9). Modular Approach to Physics: Direction of the Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion. Retrieved January 18, 2026, from University of Calgary: http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/accel/radial/explain/direction/
Martin, Brian, and David Austin. Modular Approach to Physics: Direction of the Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion. Calgary: University of Calgary, May 9, 2003. http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/accel/radial/explain/direction/ (accessed 18 January 2026).
Martin, Brian, and David Austin. Modular Approach to Physics: Direction of the Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion. Calgary: University of Calgary, 2002. 9 May 2003. 18 Jan. 2026 <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/accel/radial/explain/direction/>.
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Author = "Brian Martin and David Austin",
Title = {Modular Approach to Physics: Direction of the Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion},
Publisher = {University of Calgary},
Volume = {2026},
Number = {18 January 2026},
Month = {May 9, 2003},
Year = {2002}
}
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