Center of Mass; Moment of Inertia

What if we want to track the kinematics and behavior of an object with strings and blocks flailing all over the place. Which point on the object should we measure to find the displacement, acceleration, force etc.? So lets just talk about one atom i in the object. The force acting on the atom is …

Psuedoforces and Inertial Frames

Before starting let’s go over what inertial and accelerating frames of reference are. (If you need to review Newton’s Second Law/ Frames of Reference go here). Imagine that a person A is standing on the ground watching a person B get accelerated upwards in an elevator. Within the elevator is not only person B but …

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