Physics Study Guide/Circular Motion

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[edit] Rotational Kinematics

Rotational Kinematics concerns with the description of spinning bodies. The orientation of any object can be described by three angular quantities called the Euler angles.

A two dimensional polar co-ordinate system
A two dimensional polar co-ordinate system
A three dimentional spherical-polar co-ordinate system
A three dimentional spherical-polar co-ordinate system
Euler angles which uniquely describe the orientation of an object in space
Euler angles which uniquely describe the orientation of an object in space
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