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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMany motions, such as the arc of a bird\u2019s flight or Earth\u2019s path around the Sun, are curved. Recall that Newton\u2019s first law tells us that motion is along a straight line at constant speed unless there is a net external force. We will therefore study not only motion along curves, but also the forces that cause it, including gravitational forces. In some ways, this chapter is a continuation of Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion<\/a> as we study more applications of Newton\u2019s laws of motion.\n

This chapter deals with the simplest form of curved motion, uniform circular motion<\/span><\/strong>, motion in a circular path at constant speed. Studying this topic illustrates most concepts associated with rotational motion and leads to the study of many new topics we group under the name rotation<\/em>. Pure rotational motion<\/em> occurs when points in an object move in circular paths centered on one point. Pure translational motion<\/em> is motion with no rotation. Some motion combines both types, such as a rotating hockey puck moving along ice.<\/p>\n \n

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Glossary<\/h2>\n
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uniform circular motion<\/dt>\n \t
the motion of an object in a circular path at constant speed<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>","rendered":"
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many motions, such as the arc of a bird\u2019s flight or Earth\u2019s path around the Sun, are curved. Recall that Newton\u2019s first law tells us that motion is along a straight line at constant speed unless there is a net external force. We will therefore study not only motion along curves, but also the forces that cause it, including gravitational forces. In some ways, this chapter is a continuation of Chapter 4 Dynamics: Newton’s Laws of Motion<\/a> as we study more applications of Newton\u2019s laws of motion.<\/p>\n

This chapter deals with the simplest form of curved motion, uniform circular motion<\/span><\/strong>, motion in a circular path at constant speed. Studying this topic illustrates most concepts associated with rotational motion and leads to the study of many new topics we group under the name rotation<\/em>. Pure rotational motion<\/em> occurs when points in an object move in circular paths centered on one point. Pure translational motion<\/em> is motion with no rotation. Some motion combines both types, such as a rotating hockey puck moving along ice.<\/p>\n

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Glossary<\/h2>\n
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uniform circular motion<\/dt>\n
the motion of an object in a circular path at constant speed<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-295","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/douglasphys1104summer2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}