Rigid Bodies Rigid Body = Extended body that moves as a unit Internal forces maintain body shape Mass Shape (Internal forces keep constant) Volume Center of Mass Position Center of Mass Velocity Properties:
Mass and Density Extended Body System of Particles
Other Quantities Center of mass Momentum Angular Momentum
Types of Motion Movement of the Center of Mass – Chapter 4 Rotation around a Fixed Axis – Chapter 5 Tumbling – Movement of Axis of Rotation – Chapter 10
Rotation around a Fixed Axis q cm Rotation Axis qiqi bibi q cm qiqi bibi b i fixed
Equation of Motion or angle to any other fixed position
Calculating Moments of Inertia a R R b Moments of Inertia through the Center of Mass
Parallel Axis Theorem 0 M I cm R cm
Rectilinear Motion and Rotational Motion
Torsion Pendulum