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Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

Rotational Kinetic Energy

Find the kinetic energy of a spinning rigid system with ½Iω², split total kinetic energy into translation and rotation, and use it in energy problems.

Topic 6.1 · 9 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Mechanics plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Where the energy of a spinning object lives
  2. 02Rotational energy is ordinary kinetic energy
  3. 03Moving and spinning at once
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points

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