28 – Rotational Motion

Rotation

28.03  Mounted bicycle wheel Video available.

28.04  Rigid body motion

Torque

28.06  Lever arm (also listed as 20.03, under Work and Energy, and as 32.03, under Equilibrium and Elasticity)

28.09  Arm model

28.12  Wrenches, screwdrivers

28.15  Coconut cracker Video available.

28.18  Open door to demonstration preparation area Video available.

28.21  Positive and negative moments


Moment of Inertia

28.24  Angular acceleration Video available.

28.27  Roll cylinders down incline Video available.

28.30  Waggle rods with different moments of inertia

28.31  Spin wheels with different moments of inertia

28.33  Maxwell’s yo-yo

28.36  Yo-yo down incline

28.37  Hinged stick and falling ball

28.38  Center of percussion


Angular Momentum

28.39  Toy train on rotatable track

28.42  Angular momentum of a watch

28.45  Rotatable stool, dumbbells Video available.

28.48  Swing bat while standing on rotatable platform

28.51  Rotatable stool, motor, bicycle wheels Video available.

28.54  Bicycle wheel as a top

28.57  Bicycle wheel precession

28.60  Maxwell’s top Video available.

28.63  Rotating wheel in suitcase Video available.

28.66  Constrained gyroscope (gyrocompass)

Video available.A video of this demonstration is available (a link is on its page).