Objectives
• To measure the position and period of an object in uniform circular motion
• To calculate the frequency, angular velocity, centripetal acceleration, centripetal force and friction force
• To calculate the static friction coefficient of the surface using centripetal force and friction forces
Curriculum alignments
• AP
3.8 Applications of Circular Motion and Gravitation
• Cambridge Internatonal AS & A Level
12.1 Kinematics of uniform circular motion
12.2 Centripetal acceleration
• IB
6.1 Circular motion