In this course you will learn


  • The difference between an object slipping, rolling with slipping and rolling without slipping
  • The process by which an object starts to roll without slipping
  • How to draw force diagrams and use Newton's laws for translation and rotation to understand the process of rolling
  • How to calculate the time taken for an object to roll without slipping and the final speed and angular velocity
  • How to figure out the direction of the frictional force acting on an object rolling without friction
  • How to solve problems involving an object rolling up or down an inclined plane
  • How to use conservation of energy to solve for the speed of an object rolling down an inclined plane


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