ROTATIONAL

KINEMATICS
ACTIVITY #1: Matched Me Right
I. Match column A with column B according to their
meaning. Write the letter of your answer on the space
provided
___ 1. Thebefore each number.
orientation of a body or
A. Angular
figure with respect to a specified
position
reference position.
B. Linear
___ 2. It is the change in linear
velocity
velocity divided by time.
C. Axis of
___ 3. A measure of how angular
rotation
velocity changes over time.
D. Tangential
___ 4. It is half of the circle’s
Acceleration
circumference
E. Angular
___ 5. The imaginary or actual axis
velocity
ACTIVITY #1: Matched Me Right
I. Match column A with column B according to their
meaning. Write the letter of your answer on the space
provided
___ 6. It isbefore each
defined as number.
the ratio of the
F. Kinematics
arc length (s) to the radius (r) of the
G. Angular
circle.
acceleration
___ 7. An angle whose corresponding
H. Radian
arc in a circle is equal to the radius of
I. Angular
the circle.
displacement
___ 8. The rate of rotation around an
J. Radius
axis is usually expressed in radians
per second
___ 9. Branch of dynamics that deals
ROTATIONAL
KINEMATICS
Have you ever watched a
Ferris wheel as it turns?
How do you feel? Did you
ever wonder how it moves?
Will you still ride it if it
doesn’t turn?
This is why rotational
motion is a very important
motion.
It is important to know how
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
As you go along this lesson, you will be
able to:
 Define kinematic rotational variables such as
angular position, angular velocity, and angular
acceleration
 Derive rotational kinematic equations, and
 Solve for the angular position, angular velocity,
and angular acceleration of a rotating body.
ACTIVITY: Am I Important?
List some types of rotating objects and how are they
important to society. Write your answer in tabular
form below.
ROTATIONAL KINEMATICS

-it’s all about any object that can rotate or

spin. It’s different from linear motion when
an object moves forward.
- describes the relationships among
rotation angle (θ), angular velocity (ω),
angular acceleration ( α) , and time (t).
AXIS OF ROTATION
Everything that you have listed is rotating
about a line somewhere within the object
called the axis of rotation.
AXIS OF ROTATION
Everything that you have listed is rotating
about a line somewhere within the object
called the axis of rotation.

We are also going to assume that all these objects

are rigid bodies, that is, they keep their shape and
are not deformed in any way by their motion.
Is the axle (axis of rotation) part of the wheel (rigid body)?

The axle is not part of the wheel itself, but rather

a separate component that serves as the axis of
rotation for the wheel.
***ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT***
- the symbol generally used for angular
displacement is θ pronounced "teta" or "theta." θ is
the angle swept by the radius of a circle that points
to a rotating object.
Look at the circle and assume it’s
rotating about its middle so the axis of
rotation is pointing out of the page.
Start with a piece of the circle at point
A. As the circle rotates
counterclockwise, the piece of the
circle reaches point B. The point
traveled a distance of s along the
circumference and swept out an angle
θ. We can also say that the angle θ
“subtends” an arc length of s. Note
that the points A and B are always at
the same distance, r, from the axis of
rotation.
ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT
We will now define the angle of rotation (θ) as the
ratio of the arc length (s) to the radius (r) of the
circle. We call this angle of rotation (θ) the angular
displacement. We denote angular displacement as
θ (theta). In symbol,

Where :
θ is the angle of rotation,
S is the arc length, and
r is the radius
ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT
- is unitless since it is the ratio of two
distances but, we will say that the
angular displacement is measured in
radians.
ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT
- is unitless since it is the ratio of two distances but,
we will say that the angular displacement is
measured in radians.
- We know degrees, and we know that when a point
on a circle rotates and comes back to the same
point, it has performed one revolution; let us say
from point A, and rotate until we come back to
point A.
Refer to Figure again, what
distance (s) was covered?
How many degrees were
swept by this full rotation?
The point moved around
the entire circumference,
so it traveled 2πr while an
angle of 360˚ was swept
through. Using the angular
displacement definition:
When an object makes one
complete revolution, it
sweeps out an angle of
360⁰ or 2π radians. One
radian is the angle at
which the arc has the same
length as the radius r.
1 radian = 57.3⁰

The radian is frequently

abbreviated as rad.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) An object travels around a circle 10 full turns in
2.5 seconds. Calculate (a) the angular
displacement, θ in radians.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) An object travels around a circle 10 full turns in
2.5 seconds. Calculate (a) the angular
displacement, θ in radians.
Given: # of turns/complete rotations = 10 turns
Time = 2.5 seconds
Find: Angular displacement (θ) in radians
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) An object travels around a circle 10 full turns in
2.5 seconds. Calculate (a) the angular
displacement, θ in radians.
Given: # of turns/complete rotations = 10 turns
Time = 2.5 seconds
Find: Angular displacement (θ) in radians
*Note that 1 complete rotation =360⁰ = 2π radians
= 6.28 rad
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) An object travels around a circle 10 full turns in
2.5 seconds. Calculate (a) the angular
displacement, θ in radians.
Given: # of turns/complete rotations = 10 turns
Time = 2.5 seconds
Find: Angular displacement (θ) in radians
*Note that 1 complete rotation =360⁰ = 2π radians
= 6.28 rad
Solution:
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) Suppose you go around a circular track with a
diameter of 12 m. What is your angular
displacement if you run around the entire track for
100 m?
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) Suppose you go around a circular track with a
diameter of 12 m. What is your angular
displacement if you run around the entire track for
100 m?
Given: Linear displacement, s = 100 m
Diameter of the curved path = 12m ;
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) Suppose you go around a circular track with a
diameter of 12 m. What is your angular
displacement if you run around the entire track for
100 m?
Given: Linear displacement, s = 100 m
Diameter of the curved path = 12m ;
*Note that diameter = 2r therefore,
r = d/2 so,
r = 12m/2= 6m
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. Suppose you go around a circular track with a
diameter of 12 m. What is your angular
displacement if you run around the entire track for
100 m?
Given: Linear displacement, s = 100 m
Diameter of the curved path = 12m ;
*Note that diameter = 2r therefore,
r = d/2 so,
r = 12m/2= 6m
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) Suppose you go around a circular track with a
diameter of 12 m. What is your angular
displacement if you run around the entire track for
100 m?

Solution:
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
3. ) Mark bought a pizza with a radius of 0.5 m. A
fly lands on the pizza and walks around the edge
for a distance of 80 cm. Calculate the angular
displacement of
Given: s = 80 cmthe fly.
r = 0.5 m
Find: θ
Solution:
0 cm

r m
ACTIVITY #___: Solve the following and show your solution
and box your final answer.
1.) A Ferris wheel has a radius of 20 meters and makes
three complete turns every 180 seconds, what is the
angular displacement of the passenger?
2.) Maria is riding her bike along a circular path. The
radius of the circular path is 17 meters. As she rides
around a section of the path, she covers an arc length of
50 meters.
3.) A bicycle tire has a diameter of 0.70 meters. After
rolling forward, the tire made contact with the ground
at a distance of 2.5 meters. Determine the angular
ACTIVITY #___: Solve the following and show your solution
and box your final answer.
4. ) A carousel has a radius of 360 centimeters. A child
rides a horse and moves along an arc length of 9.5
meters. What is the angular displacement of the child
in radians?
5.) A circular track has a radius of 35.2 meters. A
runner completes a length of 60.5 meters on the
track. How much angular displacement in radians does
the runner achieve? Convert your answer into
degrees.
***ANGULAR VELOCITY***
- In rotational motion, angular velocity (ω) is
defined as the change in angular displacement
(θ) per unit of time (t). In symbol,

The symbol ω is pronounced "omega" which

denotes angular velocity.
We usually describe the angular velocity as
revolution per second (rev/sec, rps), or radian
per second.
 ***ANGULAR VELOCITY***
- You will often have to convert since it is usually
given as a frequency (revolutions per time
frame).
 ***ANGULAR VELOCITY***

From linear velocity conversion, we have:

where:
ω is the angular velocity (rad/s)
v is the tangential velocity (m/s)
r is the radius in a circular path (meters)
 ***ANGULAR VELOCITY***
Starting from angular velocity, let’s substitute the
linear displacement for the angular displacement
we have: As you can see, the
tangential velocity (v) is
directly proportional to the
product of the angular
velocity and the radius of the
moving object. This confirms
your feeling when riding a
merry-go-round. Thus, the
farther you are from the
 SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) If an object travels around a circle with an
angular displacement of 70.8 radians in 3.0
seconds, what is its average angular velocity ω in
(rd/s)?

.
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) If an object travels around a circle with an
angular displacement of 70.8 radians in 3.0
seconds, what is its average angular velocity ω in
(rd/s)?

Given: Δθ = 70.8 rd ; Δt = 3 s
Find: ω = ?

Solution: ω = Δθ / Δt = 70.8 rd / 3.0 s = 23.6

SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) A spinning record player rotates at a constant
speed. If the record makes 33.33 revolutions in one
minute, what is its angular velocity in radians per
second?
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) A spinning record player rotates at a constant
speed. If the record makes 33.33 revolutions in one
minute, what is its angular velocity in radians per
second?
Given:
Number of revolutions: 33.33 revolutions
Time: 1 minute (which is 60 seconds)
Find: ω = ?
Solution: ω = Δθ / Δt = 33.33×2π​ rd / 60 s =
SAMPLE PROBLEM
3. A car is driving around a circular track with a
radius of 50 meters. If the vehicle has a constant
linear speed of 25 m/s, what is its angular velocity
in radians per second?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM
3. A car is driving around a circular track with a
radius of 50 meters. If the vehicle has a constant
linear speed of 25 m/s, what is its angular velocity
in radians per second?
Given:
• Linear speed, v =25 m/s
• Radius of the circular track, r=50 m
Find: ω=?
​Solution: ω = = = 0.5 radians per second
ACTIVITY #___: Solve the following and show your solution
and box your final answer.
1. ) A wind turbine makes an angular displacement
of 8π radians in 20 seconds. What is its angular
velocity in radians per second?
2. )What is the angular velocity of an object
traveling in a circle of radius 0.75 m with a linear
speed of 3.5 m/s?
3. ) A Ferris wheel rotates at a constant speed. The
Ferris wheel makes 10 complete revolutions in 2
minutes. What is the angular velocity of the Ferris
ACTIVITY #___: Solve the following and show your solution
and box your final answer.
4. ) A student at the local fair works to determine
the angular velocity of the carousel. After 2.5 s, the
ride traveled from 0 radians to 4 radians. What is
the angular velocity of the carousel?
5.) Find the angular velocity in radians per second
for a point on the edge of a 6.5-inch diameter
record spinning 45 revolutions in one minute.
 ***ANGULAR ACCELERATION***
- is the change in the angular velocity, divided by
the change in time.

The symbol α is pronounced "Alpha". The unit of

measure is radian per second squared (rd/s2)
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) A disc in a DVD player starts from rest, and
when the user presses “Play”, it begins spinning.
The disc spins at 160 radians/s after 4.0 s. What
was the average angular acceleration of the disc?
Given: =0 = 4.0 s =0 =160
rd/s
Find: Angular acceleration (α) = ?
Solution:
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
1. ) A disc in a DVD player starts from rest, and
when the user presses “Play”, it begins spinning.
The disc spins at 160 radians/s after 4.0 s. What
was the average angular acceleration of the disc?
Given: =0 = 4.0 s =0 =160
rd/s
Find: Angular acceleration (α) = ?
Solution:
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) A car tire is turning at a rate of 5.0 rd/sec as it
travels along the road. The driver increases the
car's speed, and as a result, each tire's angular
speed increases to 8.0 rd/sec in 6.0 sec. Find the
angular acceleration of the tire.
Given: = 5.0 rd/s = 8.0 rd/s = 6.0 sec
Find: Angular acceleration (α) = ?
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
2. ) A car tire is turning at a rate of 5.0 rd/sec as it
travels along the road. The driver increases the
car's speed, and as a result, each tire's angular
speed increases to 8.0 rd/sec in 6.0 sec. Find the
angular acceleration of the tire.
Given: = 5.0 rd/s = 8.0 rd/s = 6.0 sec
Find: Angular acceleration (α) = ?
Solution:
ACTIVITY #___: Solve the following and show your solution
and box your final answer.
1. ) What is the angular acceleration of a ball that starts
at rest and increases its angular velocity to 5 rad/s in 10
s?
2. ) A race car accelerates from an angular velocity of
22 rad/s to 38 rad/s over 4 seconds. What is the angular
acceleration of a car?
3. ) An electric fan is turned on, and the blades
accelerate uniformly from 5rad/s to 35 rad/s over 10
seconds. After operating at this speed for 2 minutes, the
fan is turned off and comes to a stop in 30 seconds.
ACTIVITY #___: Solve the following and show your solution
and box your final answer.
4. ) A wind turbine accelerates from an angular
velocity of 1 rad/s to 5 rad/s in 10 seconds. It then
operates at 5 rad/s for 15 seconds before
decelerating to 2 rad/s in 5 seconds.
a. Find the angular acceleration during the
acceleration
b. Find the angular acceleration during the
deceleration
5. ) A spinning top starts with an angular velocity of