Unit 5: Dynamics in 2 Dimensions
Dynamics is the study of forces and how they relate to objects at rest, objects moving with constant velocity, and objects undergoing accelerated motion. In this unit, I will be focusing on uniform circular motion and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
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Dynamics is the study of forces and how they relate to objects at rest, objects moving with constant velocity, and objects undergoing accelerated motion. In this unit, I will be focusing on uniform circular motion and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
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Video Descriptions and Links:
- Uniform Circular Motion (definition, concepts, vector directions)
- Centripetal Force Equations
- Circular Motion Equations
- Car Turns (specific problems related to car's turning, difference between a banked and unbanked road)
- Maximum Speed (specific problems where 'maximum' or 'minimum' speed is required)
- Universal Gravitation (Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, equation and meaning.
- Gravitation + Circular Motion (combining UGrav concepts with UCM concepts)
- Kepler's Laws (planetary motion, orbits, foci, ellipses, perihelion, aphelion, mean radius)
- Topic Review (2D Dynamics)