PHYS 2211 - Principles of Physics I
Lesson 8 - Two-Dimensional Motion III: Uniform Circular Motion

Study Assignment:

Chapter 4, Sections 4.4 to 4.5

Lesson notes:

During this lesson, we will introduce uniform circular motion.

Objectives:

1. Be able to describe uniform circular motion in terms of the magnitude and direction of a particle's velocity and acceleration.

2. Be able to calculate the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of a particle given its speed.

Vocabulary:

uniform circular motion
centripetal or radial acceleration
tangential acceleration

Homework:

TP: 4-25

Last update: August 31, 2007