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Angular Momentum and Torque

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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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  1. Lecture 5: Impulse, Torque, and Angular Momentum for a System of ParticlesLecture video · transcript Watch
  2. Lecture outline and Use of tangential and normal coordinates with an exampleLecture clip · 0:21–1:17:06 · 1:16:45 long · transcript Watch
  3. A review of the principle of linear momentum and impulseLecture clip · 13:18–1:17:06 · 1:03:48 long · transcript Watch
  4. The definition of the angular momentum of a particle with respect to a moving reference pointLecture clip · 35:32–1:17:06 · 41:34 long · transcript Watch
  5. Example of the torque/angular momentum relationship to a carnival rideLecture clip · 59:17–1:17:06 · 17:49 long · transcript Watch
  6. Lecture 6: Torque and the Time Rate of Change of Angular MomentumLecture video · transcript Watch
  7. Intro to the time rate of change of linear and angular momentum for a particlecoordinatesLecture clip · 0:26–1:06:01 · 1:05:35 long · transcript Watch
  8. Example 1: Rotating mass on a string; dP/dt = tensionLecture clip · 3:55–1:06:01 · 1:02:06 long · transcript Watch
  9. Example 2a-Pulling the string from a rotating mass through a hole at the axis of rotation. Conservation of angular momentum, hLecture clip · 9:00–1:06:01 · 57:01 long · transcript Watch
  10. Example 2b-work done equals the change in kinetic energyLecture clip · 26:51–1:06:01 · 39:10 long · transcript Watch
  11. Example 3b: Computing external and internal structural torques using dh / dt; angular momentum vector not aligned with the axis of rotationLecture clip · 29:37–1:06:01 · 36:24 long · transcript Watch
  12. Question and answer sessionLecture clip · 52:27–1:06:01 · 13:34 long · transcript Watch

Videos · Recitation Video and Notes

  1. Recitation 3: Motion in Moving Reference FramesProblem-solving video · transcript Watch

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

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