Fourth year of secondary education
Uniform Circular Movement
C. Palacios
 U.C.M.  
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3.1  What is a radian? : arc, angle and radius

You should revise the meaning of arc angle and radius if it is not clear to you.

angle: the space between two straight lines that diverge from a common point (vertex). A right angle has 90 sexagesimal degrees.

arc: is the circular line which surrounds the angle at the end of two segments.


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