Fourth year of secondary education
Uniform Circular Movement
C. Palacios
 U.C.M.  
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1.1.1  Uniform Circular Movement: What is it?

Different trajectories of circular movements.

A body moves round a circumference at a constant speed

We cannot tell from the trajectory if the movement has always been at the same speed

    
movimiento uniforme 
      
Diferentes trayectorias circulares

 

 



U.C.M.
What is it?
Does it show acceleration?
How do we describe it?
Revolutions per minute
Radians per second
What is a radian?
Arc, angle and radius
How many radians are there in a circumference?
Angular and linear magnitudes
Linear and angular space
Linear and angular velocity
Evaluation