Translational and Rotational Quantities Compared
  translational connections rotational
base quantities
s, r

 
s =


θ × r


θ

 
coordinate systems
 r =


x ˆi + y ˆj

x = r cos θ
y = r sin θ
r = √(x2 + y2)
θ = tan−1 (y / x)

 r =


rˆr + θˆθ

velocity
v =


dr / dt


v =


ω × r


ω =


dθ / dt

acceleration
 a =


dv / dt = d2r / dt2


 a =


α × r − ω2r


 α =


dω / dt = d2θ / dt2

equations of motion v = v0 + at
x = x0 + v0t + ½ at2
v2 = v02 + 2a(x − x0)
    ω = ω0 + αt
θ = θ0 + ω0t + ½ αt2
ω2 = ω02 + 2α(θ − θ0)
cause of acceleration
∑ F

 
τ =


r × F


∑ τ

 
resistance to acceleration
m

 
I =


∑ ri2mi = ∫ r2 dm


I

 
newton's second law
∑ F =


m a

   
∑ τ =


I α

equilibrium
∑ F = 0 ⇒ 

∑ F+x = ∑ Fx
∑ F+y = ∑ Fy
∑ F+z = ∑ Fz
   
∑ τ = 0 ⇒ 

∑ τ+x = ∑ τx
∑ τ+y = ∑ τy
∑ τ+z = ∑ τz
momentum
p =


m v


L =


r × p = m r × v


L =


I ω

impulse-momentum ∫ F · dt

F =

= Δp

dp / dt

    ∫ τ · dt

τ

= ΔL 

dL / dt

work-energy
W =


∫ F · ds

   
W =


∫ τ · dθ

kinetic energy
K =


½ mv2

   
K =


½ Iω2

potential energy U =

F(x) = 

− ∫ F · ds

− dU / dx

    U =

τ(θ) = 

− ∫ τ · dθ

− dU / dθ

power
P = 


F · v

   
P = 

τ · ω