This interactive simulation models the dynamic behaviour of a rod anchored at one end while free to rotate and slide at the other. Learners can investigate how torque, gravity, and constraint forces affect rotational motion, exploring the relationship between angular acceleration and applied turning effects.
Learning objectives: Understand how torque governs angular acceleration in constrained systems | Analyse the interplay between translational and rotational motion | Predict equilibrium positions and angular behaviour under gravitational force
(Left-Anchored, Right-Free to slide) Falling rods
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Juan M. Aguirregabiria (http://tp.lc.ehu.es/jma.html); Fremont Teng; lookang
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