Fourth year of secondary education
Uniform Circular Movement
C. Palacios
 U.C.M.  
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3.2  What is a radian? How many radians are there in a circumference?

In Physics, angles are not usually measured using the sexagesimal system but in radians.  The radian is the unit used according to the Système International d'Unités.  The radian is the angle whose arc length is equal to the radius.  The arc length corresponding to the whole circumference is 2*pi*r How many radians will it have?


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