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Angular Momentum and Motion of Rotating Rigid Bodies

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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 2.003SC Engineering Dynamics, Fall 2011, Prof. J. Kim Vandiver, Prof. David Gossard — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Order: the items appear in the order MIT's own session page lists them. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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Videos · Lecture Videos

  1. Lecture 11: Mass Moment of Inertia of Rigid BodiesLecture video · transcript Watch
  2. Definition of moment of inertia matrixLecture clip · 0:20–1:09:58 · 1:09:38 long · transcript Watch
  3. Principle axes and symmetry rulesLecture clip · 21:09–1:09:58 · 48:49 long · transcript Watch
  4. Example computation of Izz for a diskLecture clip · 50:09–1:09:58 · 19:49 long · transcript Watch
  5. Parallel axis theoremLecture clip · 54:39–1:09:58 · 15:19 long · transcript Watch
  6. Lecture 12: Problem Solving Methods for Rotating Rigid BodiesLecture video · transcript Watch
  7. Four classes of rotational problemsLecture clip · 0:20–1:11:22 · 1:11:02 long · transcript Watch
  8. Class 1: Rotation about fixed axis through center of massLecture clip · 6:24–1:11:22 · 1:04:58 long · transcript Watch
  9. Class 2: Fixed axis rotation not through center of mass-pendulum exampleLecture clip · 11:20–1:11:22 · 1:00:02 long · transcript Watch
  10. Class 3: Unconstrained motion about center of mass-hockey puck exampleLecture clip · 32:37–1:11:22 · 38:45 long · transcript Watch
  11. Equivalent forces and moments acting only upon the center of massLecture clip · 46:20–1:11:22 · 25:02 long · transcript Watch
  12. Class 4: Rotation about moving points; H/A alternative formulation in terms of H/GLecture clip · 50:09–1:11:22 · 21:13 long · transcript Watch
  13. Class 4 example of the pipe rolling on a truck bedLecture clip · 58:56–1:11:22 · 12:26 long · transcript Watch

Videos · Recitation Video and Notes

  1. Recitation 6: Angular Momentum and TorqueProblem-solving video · transcript Watch

Check Yourself · Concept Question Answer Key and Problem Set Solutions

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MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. J. Kim Vandiver, Prof. David Gossard, 2.003SC Engineering Dynamics, Fall 2011.

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