Instructional Video8:20
Curated Video

Kinetic Energy on a Roll:Torque’s Role in Rotation

12th - Higher Ed
This lesson explores the relationship between work done by torque and a body's rotational kinetic energy. It covers the application of the work-kinetic energy theorem for rotating bodies, explains how to calculate work done by constant...
Instructional Video6:16
Curated Video

Physics Problem: Collision and Rotational Swing of a Rod-Block System

12th - Higher Ed
This content walks through a multi-step physics problem involving a block sliding down a frictionless surface and undergoing an inelastic collision with a pivoted rod, causing the combined system to swing upwards. It demonstrates the...
Instructional Video12:23
Curated Video

Kinetic Energy and Friction in Rolling Motion

12th - Higher Ed
This content explores the kinetic energy of a rolling object, comprising both rotational kinetic energy (1/2 I omega^2) and translational kinetic energy (1/2 M v_com^2). It emphasizes energy conservation in rolling, the crucial role of...
Instructional Video9:10
Curated Video

Physics Problem: Ball Rolling and Projectile Motion Combined

12th - Higher Ed
This content solves a multi-part physics problem involving a solid ball that first rolls smoothly along a horizontal path, then up a ramp onto a plateau, and finally launches horizontally to land at a specific distance. It demonstrates...
Instructional Video5:47
Curated Video

Rolling Hollow Sphere on an Incline: Energy and Speed Analysis

12th - Higher Ed
This content analyzes the motion of a hollow sphere rolling without slipping up an incline. It demonstrates how to determine the initial rotational and translational kinetic energies from the total, calculate the initial speed of the...
Instructional Video19:14
Flipping Physics

Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems: AP Physics 1, Unit 6 Review

12th - Higher Ed
Dive into Unit 6 of AP Physics 1: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems! This video covers rotational kinetic energy, torque, work, angular momentum, rolling without slipping, and conservation laws. Watch as we connect linear and...
Instructional Video18:19
Flipping Physics

AP Physics C: Rotational Dynamics Review - 1 of 2 (Mechanics)

12th - Higher Ed
Calculus based review of moment of inertia for a system of particles and a rigid object with shape, the derivation of rotational kinetic energy, derivations of the following moments of inertia: Uniform Thin Hoop about is Cylindrical...
Instructional Video7:58
Flipping Physics

2 Masses on a Pulley - Conservation of Energy Demonstration

12th - Higher Ed
Mass 1 and mass 2 hang from either side of a frictionless #pulley with #rotationalInertia, I, and radius, R. What is the angular acceleration of the pulley? Use #ConservationOfEnergy
Instructional Video7:27
Flipping Physics

Rolling Acceleration Down an Incline

12th - Higher Ed
Determine the #Acceleration of a uniform, solid cylinder #RollingWithoutSlipping down an #Incline with incline angle θ. The rotational inertia of a uniform, solid cylinder about its long cylindrical axis is ½MR^2. Assume the cylinder...
Instructional Video7:56
Flipping Physics

Introductory Moment of Inertia and Rotational Kinetic Energy Problem

12th - Higher Ed
Three 20.0-gram masses are 9.4 cm from an axis of rotation and rotating at 152 revolutions per minute. What is the moment of inertia of the three-object system? The strings holding the masses are of negligible mass. Rotational Kinetic...
Instructional Video8:39
Flipping Physics

Moment of Inertia Introduction and Rotational Kinetic Energy Derivation

12th - Higher Ed
The concept of kinetic energy applied to a stationary, rotating wheel is used to define Moment of Inertia and derive Rotational Kinetic Energy. Moment of Inertia is demonstrated.
Instructional Video5:52
Flipping Physics

Which Will Be First? (Rolling Down an Incline)

12th - Higher Ed
A hollow sphere, solid sphere, and thin hoop are simultaneously released from rest at the top of an #incline. Which will reach the bottom first? Assume all objects are of uniform density. #RollingWithoutSlipping
Instructional Video5:52
Flipping Physics

What are the Equations for Kinetic Energy and Angular Momentum of a Point Particle Moving in a Circle?

12th - Higher Ed
When a point particle is moving along a circle, should we use the translational or rotational kinetic energy equation? Should we use the point particle or rigid object with shape equation for angular momentum? The equations are also...