9. Rotations, Part I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies

For more information about Professor Shankar’s book based on the lectures from this course, Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics, visit  Fundamentals of Physics (PHYS 200) Part I of Rotations. The lecture begins with examining rotation of rigid bodies in two dimensions. The concepts of “rotation“ and “translation“ are explained. The use of radians is introduced. Angular velocity, angular momentum, angular acceleration, torque and inertia are also discuss