Course Notes

Notes: Rigid Body: Translation and Rotational Motion; Rolling without Slipping (PDF - 3.8MB)^#

Suggested Textbook Reading (Optional)

Chapter 10.3. Young, Hugh D., Roger A. Freedman, and A. Lewis Ford. Sears and Zemansky's University Physics: with Modern Physics. 12th ed. San Francisco, CA: Addison-Wesley, 2007. ISBN: 9780805321876.

Video Excerpts

Watch the following excerpts from the Physics I lecture videos:

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» Clip 1: Pure Roll of Hollow and Solid Cylinders (14 min)
» Transcript (PDF)

From Lecture 24 of 8.01 Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999

» Clip 2: Pure Roll (23 min)
» Transcript (PDF)

From Lecture 29 of 8.01 Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999

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Guided Activities

Read through the class slides carefully. They explain all of the concepts from the module.

Slides: Two-Dimensional Rotation and Translation Kinematics (PDF - 3.2MB)

Self-Assessment

Do the Concept Questions first to make sure you understand the main concepts from this module. Then, when you are ready, try the Challenge Problems. If you are struggling with the Challenge Problems, watch the Homework Help Session videos, which will give you tips on how to tackle problems of this type.

Concept Questions

Concept Questions (PDF)

Solutions (PDF)

Challenge Problems

Challenge Problems (PDF)

Solutions (PDF)

Problem Solving Help

In the following videos Prof. Walter Lewin explains how to approach the Challenge Problems.

Help Session

There are countless resources available online to help you learn physics. Try these:

• Learn about kinetic energy of rolling objects from HyperPhysics at Georgia State University.
• Read about the role of a pulley in rolling from Connexions.
• Try the combined translation and rotation simulations from General Physics and Java Applets.