097 – Rotational Inertia

In this video Paul Andersen explains how the angular momentum of an object if a product of the rotational inertia and the angular velocity. The rotational inertia depends on the mass, radius and shape of the rotating objects. A sample calculation and several examples are included.

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Music Attribution
Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly

All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing:
Campagnoli, Manuel. English: Pointing Hand Icon, Thick Outline, 08012 2010. Manuel Campagnoli.
File:Leonardo-Flywheel-Screenshot.jpg, n.d.
“Flywheel.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 3, 2015.
“Gravity and Orbits.” PhET. Accessed April 6, 2015.
“Leonardo Da Vinci.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, March 26, 2015.

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