Description
Contents of this book
Rotational Motion
- Centre of mass of a two-particle system.
- Momentum conservation and centre of mass motion. Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of a uniform rod.
- Moment of a force, torque.
- Angular momentum, laws of conservation of angular momentum and its applications.
- Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion.
- Comparison of linear and rotational motions.
- Moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia, for simple geometrical objects (no derivation).
- Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
Gravitation
- The universal law of gravitation.
- Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.
- Gravitational potential energy and gravitational potential.
- Escape velocity.
- Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.
- Keplar’s laws of planetary motion.
Jasminder Jeet Singh –
This book is the best book on rotational motion and gravitation