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Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics

Rotational Kinematics

Describe a spinning rigid system with angular position, velocity and acceleration, solve constant-α problems, and read rotation graphs.

Topic 5.1 · 10 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Mechanics plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Rigid systems need an angle, not a position
  2. 02Angular velocity and angular acceleration
  3. 03Constant angular acceleration
  4. 04Graphs of rotation
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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