Essential idea: A force applied perpendicular to its displacement can result in circular motion.
Understandings: Period, frequency, angular displacement and angular velocity; centripetal acceleration; Qualitatively and quantitatively describing examples of circular motion including cases of vertical and horizontal circular motion
Applications and skills: Solving problems involving centripetal force, centripetal acceleration, period, frequency, angular displacement, linear speed and angular velocity;
Guidance: Banking will be considered qualitatively only
International-mindedness: -
Utilization: Playground and amusement park rides often use the principles of circular motion in their design; Motion of charged particles in magnetic fields; Mass spectrometry
Data Booklet: v = rω; a = v^2/r; a = 4π^2r/T^2