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Circular Motion and Static Friction

Circular Motion and Static Friction

 

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