ROTATIONAL

KINEMATICS
&
ROTATION ANGLE
ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS
Rotational Kinematics is the description
of motion. It is concerned with the
description of motion without regard to
force or mass. From the word, you can
describe that it’s all about any object
that can rotate or spin. It’s different
from linear motion when object simply
moves forward.
 The kinematics of rotational motion
describes the relationships among
rotation angle (θ), angular velocity
(ω), angular acceleration (α), and
time (t). You will find that
translational kinematic quantities,
such as displacement, velocity, and
acceleration have direct analogs in
rotational motion.
 ROTATION ANGLE
The rotation angle is a measure of
the amount of rotation an object
undergoes. It represents the change
in orientation of an object from its
initial position to its final position.
The rotation angle is usually
measured in radians or degrees.
ANGULAR
VELOCITY
Angular velocity is a measure of
how fast an object is rotating. It
tells us the rate at which the object
is changing its angular position.
In linear motion, velocity (v) is defined
as the rate of change of the object's
position with respect to a frame of
reference and time that is, x/∆tv = ∆
while acceleration (a) is the rate of
change of velocity. In symbol, we have:
a= ∆v/∆t ; a= (v₂ - v₁ )∆t
In rotational motion, angular velocity
(ω) is defined as the change in angular
displacement (θ) per unit of
time (t). In symbol, w= ∆ θ/∆t

The symbol ω is pronounced "omega" is

used to denote angular velocity
From linear velocity conversion, we have:
ω = v/r
where: ω is the angular velocity
(rad/s), v is the tangential velocity
(m/s), and r is the radius in circular
path (meters).
EXAMPLE
1.) If an object travels around a circle with
an angular displacement of 70.8 radians in 3.0
seconds, what is its average angular velocity
ω in (rd/s)? 
Answer: Given:Δθ = 70.8 rd ; Δt = 3 s
Find: ω = ?
Solution:ω = Δθ / Δt
= 70.8 rd /3.0s = 23.6
rd/s.
 ANGULAR
ACCELERATION
If the angular velocity of the
rotating object increases or
decreases with time, we say that the
object experiences an angular
acceleration, α. The angular
acceleration of a rotating object is
the rate at which the angular velocity
changes with respect to time.
The angular acceleration is a vector
that points in a direction
along the rotation axis. The
magnitude of the angular acceleration
is given by the
formula below. The unit of angular
acceleration is radians/s2.
In symbol,
Where:
α = angular acceleration, (radians/s2)
Δω = change in angular velocity (radians/s)
Δt = change in time (s)
ω1 = initial angular velocity (radians/s)
ω2= final angular velocity (radians/s)
t1 = initial time (s)
t2= final time (s).
All points in the object have the
same angular acceleration. Every
point on a rotating has, at any
instant a linear velocity (v) and a
linear acceleration (a).
The linear quantities (v and a) to
the angular quantities (ω and
α). Linear velocity and angular
velocity are related since v = rω
Where; v is the linear velocity, r
is the radius of the object, and
ω is the angular
acceleration.
EXAMPLE
A car tire is turning at a rate of 5.0
rd / sec as it travels along the road.
The driver increases the car's speed,
and as a result, each tire's angular
speed increases to 8.0 rd /sec in 6.0
sec. Find the angular acceleration of
the tire.
Answer: Given: ω1 = 5.0 rd/s;
ω2 = 8.o rd/s; Δt = 6.o s
Find: α=?
Solution: α = Δω / Δt
= (ω2 -
ω1)/Δt
= ( 8.0 rd/s - 5.0 rd/s ) /
 ANGULAR
MOMENTUM
Angular momentum: Angular momentum
is a property of rotating objects and
is a measure of the amount of
rotational motion an object possesses.
It is defined as the product of the
moment of inertia (I) and the angular
velocity (ω) of an object.
Mathematically, angular momentum (L)
is given by the formula L = Iω. Angular
momentum is conserved in the absence
of external torques acting on the
system. This means that if no external
forces or torques are applied, the
total angular momentum of a system
remains constant.