National Science Foundation
Excellence Center of Science and Mathematics Education at King Saud University
Torque
Investigate how torque causes an object to rotate. Discover the relationships between angular acceleration, moment of inertia, angular momentum and torque.
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Main Topics
- rotation
- torque
- moment of inertia
- angular momentum
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Sample Learning Goals
- Determine the relationship between the applied force, frictional force (of the brake) and the torque
- Write an equation that relates the torque required to the radius at which the force is applied
- Decribe in your own words the relationship between torque and the moment of inertia
- Write an equation that relates the moment of inertia to the angular velocity
- Show that Angular momentum is conserved with examples of a bug traveling on a rotating platform.
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Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.4.11 or later Apple Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
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