Chapter 12: Rotation of a Rigid Body

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Rotation About a Fixed Axis

This tutorial uses the example of a centrifuge to discuss and analyze rotation about a fixed axis. It explains the relations between angle, arc length, velocity, angular velocity, acceleration, and angular acceleration. It also discusses the difference between centripetal and tangential acceleration.

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