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Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems extends the conservation tools from Units 3 and 4 into rotational motion. This unit covers rotational kinetic energy, work done by torque, angular momentum and angular impulse, conservation of angular momentum, rolling motion, and the motion of orbiting objects. Together, these tools let you analyze spinning, rolling, and orbiting systems using the same conservation strategies applied to linear motion earlier in the course.

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