Fourth year of secondary education
Uniform Circular Movement
C. Palacios
 U.C.M.  
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4.1  Linear and angular magnitudes. Linear space and angular space    

A body displaying a circular movement covers a space (s) which can be measured in metres: linear space, or distance covered, and an angle ( f ) which is measured in radians: angular space. These two ways of describing displacement are related; the radius of the movement is decisive in this relation. Observe that at all times the length of the arc s = f * r


 

 

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