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Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Demonstrations
Each of the demonstrations includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.
  Ring and Disc on Inclined Plane
  Maxwell Pendulum -- Small

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Torque and Rotational Motion
These notes contain detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, sample problems, and a self-test with immediate feedback from the University of Guelph in Canada.
  Torque and Rotational Motion

Notes from Frank Wolfs at the University of Rochester
These notes contain calculus-level, detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  Kinetic Energy of Rotation
  Kinetic Energy

Simulation
Newton's Second Law for Rotation
This simulation from the Physics Simulation Library includes an audio introduction and general directions. It is very well designed, and each experiment gives the opportunity to change the parameters, collect data, and interpret various graphs.
  Newton's Second Law for Rotation

Problem Solving
Interactive Physics Problem Set
This set contains two sections with 16 problems including hints and detailed solutions.
  Interactive Physics Problem Set


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