I can’t believe I haven’t posted on this topic yet!
Rhett, from Dot Physics has a great explanation and videos, so there’s no need for me to reinvent the wheel.
It’s super easy, so try it yourself!
Posts Tagged ‘centripetal acceleration’
10 Nov
“DON’T SPILL!” or, How To Keep Your Glass Full Even When It’s Spinning
8 Aug
Shoutout: Dot Physics
I LOVE this physics blog I found a few weeks ago! Dot Physics explores all sorts of cool physical situations and describes them using equations and really neat software. One recent post analyzed a guy running up a wall and doing a flip – see it here!
My favorite post so far is written specifically for [...]
15 Dec
Physics of Race Cars
In my Concepts in Physics course the other day at TC, we discusses race cars on a banked turn. We used free body diagrams (FBD) to illustrate where the centripetal force (the force that keeps the race car traveling in a circle).
Here is the basic FBD for a car on a banked turn. The dot [...]
10 Dec
Centripetal Acceleration Proof
I took notes on this proof the other day while observing Mr. Provo and Mr. DePalma team teach:
Start with a circle with the velocities pointing in the tangential direction to the circle. Draw the radius so students can see the velocity is perpendicular to the radius. Label the angles and radius so students can see [...]
