Assignment

1. What are the angles

between the line of
action of each force and
the point of contact
line? (Set the angle to be
zero along the point of
contact line. Angles
drawn counterclockwise
from the point of
contact line are
positive.) (4 pts)
Assignment
2. Calculate the
magnitude and
direction of the
torque
corresponding to
each force. (8
pts)
Assignment
3. What is
magnitude and
direction of the
total torque?
(The total torque
is obtained
simply by adding
all the torques.)
(2 pts)
Assignment
4. In what
direction would
the body rotate?
(1 pt)
Assignment
II. The two children shown in
the figure below are balanced on
a seesaw of negligible mass. The
first child has a mass of 30.0 kg
and sits 1.60 m from the pivot. If
the second child has a mass of
34.0 kg, how far is she from the
pivot?
GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Angular
Momentum
"Chicago Bulls
Gaining
Momentum."
 • Momentum is a
measurement of mass in
motion: how much mass is
Momentum in how much motion.
• All objects have mass; so, if

an object is moving, then it

has momentum - it has its
mass in motion.
 Linear Momentum is given by

𝒑 = 𝑚𝒗
Momentum where 𝒑 is the momentum of the
object, m is the mass of the
object, and 𝒗 is its velocity. The
standard units for momentum are
𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚/𝑠.
 Example

Momentum of a large truck that is

slowing down
 Example

Momentum of an athlete running in

the race
 Example

Momentum of a running boy who

stops suddenly
Which has greater momentum?
Which has greater momentum?
GENERAL PHYSICS 1

Angular
Momentum
Angular Momentum
 Angular • The linear momentum,
p=mv, has a rotational
Momentum analog. It is called angular
momentum, L.
 • To obtain the angular momentum
of a rotating body, we simply take
the moment of inertia of the
object and multiply it to its angular

Angular velocity. Mathematically,

Momentum 𝑳 = 𝑰𝝎
where L is the angular momentum of
the object, I is the moment of inertia,
and 𝜔 is the angular velocity. It is
measured using SI base units: kg.m2/s.
Example
An object with the moment of inertia of 2 kg.m2 rotates at 1
rad/s. What is the angular momentum of the object?

𝟐
2
𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝒎
𝐿 = 𝐼𝜔 = 2 kg ∙ 𝑚 1 = 𝟐 𝒌𝒈 ∙
𝑠 𝒔
Example
A 2-kg solid cylinder pulley with radius of 0.1 m rotates at a
constant angular speed of 2 rad/s. What is the angular
momentum of the pulley?

𝐿 = 𝐼𝜔
Moment of • The following image shows the
equations for the moment of
inertia for each regular shape
Inertia rotated about an axis of
symmetry.
Example
A 2-kg solid cylinder pulley with radius of 0.1 m rotates at a constant
angular speed of 2 rad/s. What is the angular momentum of the pulley?

𝐿 = 𝐼𝜔
Formula of moment of inertia for solid cylinder:
1 2
1 2 2
𝐼 = 𝑚𝑟 = 2 𝑘𝑔 0.1 𝑚 = 0.01 𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚
2 2

2
𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝒎𝟐
Angular momentum, 𝐿 = 𝐼𝜔 = 0.01 𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚 2 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐 𝒌𝒈 ∙
𝑠 𝒔
Example
Write the equation needed to compute the
moment of inertia of the following objects in a
given scenario.

1. A door
2. A CD/DVD/Blu-ray
3. A baton being twirled by a majorette
4. A volleyball
Example
Calculate the angular momentum
of a phonograph record (LP)
rotating at 3.5 rad/s. An LP has a
radius of 15 cm and a mass of
150 g.
Example
Calculate the angular momentum of a phonograph record (LP)
rotating at 3.5 rad/s. An LP has a radius of 15 cm and a mass of
150 g.
1 2
1 2 −3 2
𝐼 = 𝑚𝑟 = 0.15 𝑘𝑔 0.15 𝑚 = 1.6875 × 10 𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚
2 2
𝟐
𝑟𝑎𝑑 𝒎
Angular momentum, 𝐿 = 𝐼𝜔 = 1.6875 × 10−3 𝑘𝑔 ∙ 𝑚2 3.5 = 𝟓. 𝟗𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝒌𝒈 ∙
𝑠 𝒔
Example
Bicycle wheel with mass 2.0 kg and diameter 0.63
m rotating at a rate of 2.00 rpm. Assume that the
bicycle wheel is a thin-walled hollow cylinder. What
is the angular momentum?

A. 0.041 kg.m2/s
B. 0.166 kg.m2/s
C. 1.50 kg.m2/s
D. 2.66 kg.m2/s