8.01SC | Fall 2016 | Undergraduate

Classical Mechanics

Week 3: Circular Motion

10.4 Review of Rotational Kinematics

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Position: \(\vec{r}(t)=r\hat{r}\)

Angular Velocity: \(\vec{\omega}=\omega_z \hat{k}\)

Component of the Angular Velocity along the axis of rotation: \(\omega_z=\dfrac{d\theta}{dt} \)

Velocity: \(\vec{v}=r\dfrac{d\theta}{dt}\hat{\theta} \)

Angular Acceleration: \(\vec{\alpha} = \alpha_{z}\hat{k} \)

Component of the Angular Acceleration: \(\alpha_z=\dfrac{d\omega_z}{dt}=\dfrac{d^2\theta}{dt^2}\)

Acceleration: \(\vec{a}=a_r\hat{r}+a_{\theta}\hat{\theta} \)

\(a_r = -\frac{v^2}{r} = -r(\dfrac{d\theta}{dt})^2, a_{\theta} = r\dfrac{d^2\theta}{dt^2}= r\alpha_z\)

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