Circular Motion

Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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where do we see circular motion?
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The hammer swung by a hammer thrower

Clothes being dried in a spin drier
Chemicals being separated in a centrifuge
Cornering in a car or on a bike
A stone being whirled round on a string
A plane looping the loop
A DVD, CD or record spinning on its turntable
Satellites moving in orbits around the Earth
A planet orbiting the Sun (almost circular orbit for
many)
Many fairground rides
An electron in orbit about a nucleus

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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What keeps the motion circular ?

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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How can we measure circular

motion?
Linear velocity versus angular velocity
= angular
velocity
V = instantaneous
velocity

What units can we use for angular velocit

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Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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What is a radian?
The angle subtended
by an arc length of
1 radius

Circumference =2 r

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so 360 =2 radians

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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Measuring angular velocity

The angular velocity is the angle through which the
radius to this point on the circle turns in one second
given the letter (Greek omega) and is measured in
radians per second (rad s-1)
Time period for one rotation:
T = distance/velocity = 2r/v = 2 /
Therefore linear and angular velocity are related by
the formula:
Linear velocity = radius of circle angular velocity

v = r

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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Motion in a Circle
Circumference c = ?
c = 2r
So for 1 orbit
V = 2r/T
Also
= 360 / T
= 2 /T
as 360 2= radians

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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Motion in a Circle

v = r

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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Worked example:
Calculating
A stone on a string:
the stone moves round at a constant speed of 4
m s-1 on a string of length 0.75 m
Linear velocity of stone at any point on the circle
= 4 m s-1 directed along a tangent to the point.
Note that although the magnitude of the linear
velocity (i.e. the speed) is constant its direction
is constantly changing as the stone moves round
the circle.
Angular velocity of stone at any point on the
circle = 4 / 0.75 = 5.3 rad s -1

v = r

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Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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TAP 225- 1: Radians and angular speed

In many physical situations you are concerned
with the motion of objects moving in a circle,
such as planets in orbit around the Sun or
more mundane examples like wheels turning on
a bicycle or washing drying in a spin drier. The
measurement of speed can be expressed in
several different ways; the following
questions are designed to help you become
confident in their use.

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Angular acceleration

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

Keywords:

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

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Centripedal Force
centripetal force

Circular Motion
Outcomes:

Express
angular
displacement
in radians +
degrees, and
convert
Understand
angular
velocity +
equations
V = r and
T = 2 / .
Derive the
equations for
centripetal
acceleration
a = v 2/ r =
r2

Keywords:

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