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Review: Circular Motion and Universal Gravitation
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Newton's Three Laws
Law of Inertia
Law of Acceleration
Law of Action-Reaction
centripetal force
F
c
= ma
c
centripetal acceleration
a
c
= v
2
/r
tangential velocity
v = 2
π
r/T
v = r
ω
where
ω
= 2
π
rf (frequency in hz)
centripetal acceleration
a
c
= 4
π
2
r/T
2
relationship between
period (T) and frequency (f)
f = 1 / T
centripetal acceleration
a
c
= 4
π
2
r f
2
friction
f = μN
conical pendulums
T cos(θ) = mg
T sin(θ) = F
c
= m v
2
/r
source of centripetal force
for a banked curve
when traveling at critical speed
F
c
= N sin(θ)
[remember that N cos(θ) = mg]
critical speed for a banked curve
tan(θ) = v
2
/rg
universal gravitation
F = GM
1
M
2
/r
2
universal gravitation constant
6
.
67 x 10
-11
N m
2
/ kg
2
Kepler's Third Law
T
2
/R
3
= 4
π
2
/GM
central body
a
unique constant
for every satellite system
gravitational field strength
g = G M
central body
/r
2
where r = R
central body
+ h
Kepler's Second Law
v
A
R
A
= v
P
R
P
a satellite's tangential velocity and orbital radius are inversely proportional
Conservation of Energy
Σ
(PE + KE)
before
=
Σ
(PE + KE)
after
PE = mgh
KE = ½mv
2
kinematics equations
s = v
o
t + ½ at
2
v
f
2
= v
o
2
+ 2as
v
f
= v
o
+ at
s = ½ ( v
o
+ v
f
) t
range of a projectile
R = v
H
t
Web Resouces
Resource Lessons
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Systems of Bodies
Static Equilibrium
Newton's Three Laws
Properties of Friction
Freebody Diagrams
Centripetal Acceleration
Centripetal Force
The Law of Universal Gravitation
Universal Gravitation and Weight
Universal Gravitation and Satellites
Kepler's Laws
Worksheets
Freebody Diagrams #1
Freebody Diagrams #2
Freebody Diagrams #3
Distinguishing 2nd and 3rd Law Forces
Freebody Diagrams #4
Ropes and Pulleys in Static Equilibrium
CP: Centripetal Acceleration
CP: Centripetal Force
Centripetal Force
CP: Gravitational Interactions
CP: Gravitational Force and Weight
Universal Gravitation and Satellites
Kepler's Laws #1
Kepler's Laws #2
CP: Satellites
Labs
Coefficient of Friction
Conical Pendulums
Verifying Kepler's Laws
Textbook Assignments
Centripetal Acceleration
Centripetal Force
NextTime Questions
gravitation #1
gravitation #2
satellite positions
rotating disk
spiral tube
AP Essays
1984 C1
- gravitron
2002 B2
- conical pendulums
1989 B1
- conical pendulum
1999 B5
- friction and circular motion
2002 C2
- Kepler's Laws
1977 B2
- banked curves
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