Motion of Particles and Rigid Body

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	Introduction
	Center of Mass
	Generalization to N - Particles
	Momentum Conservation and Motion of Center of Mass
	Motion of Center of Mass
	Center of Mass of a Rigid Body
	Definition of Angular Velocity
	Definition of Torque
	Torque in Two and Three Dimensions
	Angular Momentum
	Physical Meaning of Angular Momentum
	Conservation of Angular Momentum
	Illustrations of the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum
	Geometrical Meaning and Conservation of Angular Momentum
	Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
	Rigid Body Rotation and Equation of Rotation of Motion
	Comparison of Linear and Rotational Motion
	Moment of Inertia and its Physical Meaning
	Radius of Gyration
	Moment of Inertia of Continuous Mass Distribution
	Parallel Axis Theorem
	Perpendicular Axis Theorem
	Moment of Inertia of Circular Ring, Disc, Cylinder, Sphere and Thin Straight Rod
	Examples of Binary Systems in Nature
	Moment of Inertia of a Diatomic Molecule
	Summary
Animations
	Motion of Centre of Mass of an Isolated System of Particles
	Rigid Body and its Centre of Mass
	Angular Momentum
	Moment of Inertia
	Rotational Inertia of Regular Bodies - An Activity

Subjects
English
Math
Geometry