Fourth year of secondary education
Uniform Circular Movement
C. Palacios
U.C.M.
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2.2.1 How do we describe it? : radians per second (rad s
-1
)
To calculate
angular velocity
you just have to divide the
angle
described (
f
,in radians) by the
time
taken (t);
w
=
f
/t
U.C.M.
What is it?
Does it show acceleration?
How do we describe it?
Revolutions per minute
Radians per second
What is a radian?
Arc, angle and radius
How many radians are there in a circumference?
Angular and linear magnitudes
Linear and angular space
Linear and angular velocity
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