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Title:

The Inertia Tensor and After Dinner Tricks PDF

Url:

https://personal.math.ubc.ca/~anstee/math223/223wobblybox.pdf

Creator:

Drasco, Steve

Publisher:

University of British Columbia. Dept. of Mathematics

Description: A paper introducing momentum, angular momentum, the inertia tensor, and principle axes and stable/unstable rotations.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter -- Quantum theory. Quantum mechanics -- Special topics, A-Z -- Angular momentum
Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion
Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion -- Inertia
Science -- Physics -- Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity -- Elementary particle physics -- Special topics, A-Z -- Angular momentum

GEM Subject:

Science
Mathematics
Science -- Physics
Mathematics -- Applied mathematics
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Angular momentum
Physics -- Linear momentum

Date Issued:

1998

Resource Type:

Reference Material

Format:

Document -- PDF

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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