1. Circular Motion: Forces
A wooden ball is placed inside a large metal ring placed on a flat surface, and set in motion inside of the ring. Part of the ring can be removed, making a gap and allowing the ball to escape from the ring.
Use your understanding of Newton’s Laws to predict what the path of the ball will be after it reaches the gap.

2. Objects moving in a circle
Which moves faster on a merry-go-round a horse near the outside rail or
a horse near the inside rail?
Objects moving in a circle
Linear speed = V
the distance moved per unit of time
S=Vt
Angular speed = ω
the angle moved per unit of time
φ=ωt φ
Period = T
the time required for one revolution
Frequency = f
the number of revolutions per unit time

3. Objects moving in a circle
Which moves faster on a merry-go-round a horse near the outside rail or
a horse near the inside rail?
Objects moving in a circle r2
The larger r – the larger V
The larger ω – the larger V r1 ω

4. one radian is the angle subtended by an arc length equal to R
Objects moving in a circle
φ=ωt
S=Vt
S = R R
Time = φ/ω
Time = S/V
Time = 1rad/ω
Time = R/V
1 radian
1rad/ω = R/V ω
1/ω = R/V
V = ωR

5. Objects moving in a circle
Which moves faster on a merry-go-round a horse near the outside rail or
a horse near the inside rail?
Objects moving in a circle r2
The larger r – the larger V
The larger ω – the larger V r1 ω
V = ωR
Check the units!
Check the limiting cases!

6. Angular speed = ω V = ωR Period = T Frequency = f ω T = ? f = ?
the angle moved per unit of time
V = ωR
Period = T
the time required for one revolution
Frequency = f
the number of revolutions per unit time R ω
T = ?
f = ?

7. Circular Motion: Forces
What are the objects that interact with the ball? Draw a free-body diagram for the ball at any point of its path.

8. Circular Motion: Forces
When an object moves in a circle, is its velocity changing?
Assume that the speed of the bowling ball remains constant and find the direction of the acceleration of the ball assuming that the direction of the acceleration is the same as the direction of the velocity change vector. Vf Vi φ

9. Circular Motion: ForcesVf Vi φ

10. Circular Motion: Forces
When an object moves in a circle, is its velocity changing? Assume that the speed of the bowling ball remains almost constant and find the direction of the acceleration of the ball assuming that the direction of the acceleration is the same as the direction of the velocity change vector. Vf Vi φ

11. Circular Motion: Forces
When an object moves in a circle, is its velocity changing? Assume that the speed of the bowling ball remains almost constant and find the direction of the acceleration of the ball assuming that the direction of the acceleration is the same as the direction of the velocity change vector. Vi Vf
Two similar isosceles triangles R

12. Circular Motion: ForcesV R

13. Homework (due Friday) Chapter 4. Problems # 46, 52, 54, 57
Read Sections 7.1, 7.3, 7.4
Problems # 1, 9, 15
Homework
(due Friday)

14. A 1000-kg elevator on the top floor of a building starts at rest and 2
A 1000-kg elevator on the top floor of a building starts at rest and 2.0 sec later is moving downward at speed 4.0 m/s. Find the magnitude of the tension in the cable pulling the elevator as speed is increasing.
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