Rolling: The Physics of Wheels

You are not logged in.

advanced search

printer-friendly version

Title:

Rolling: The Physics of Wheels

Url:

https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/rolling.htm

Creator:

Wolfe, Joe

Publisher:

University of New South Wales

Description: This is a great site from Joe Wolfe of the University of New South Wales, which includes a tutorial and applet about wheels in physics. It answers three basic questions with animations and graphs: What happens when a wheel rolls?, What part of a train is going twice as fast as the train?, and What part of a train is going backwards?

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion
Technology -- Railroad engineering and operation -- Railway equipment and supplies -- Details of car construction -- Car trucks -- Wheels

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Motion
Physics -- Rotation

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML
Application -- Java

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Rights:

School of Physics UNSW

Access Rights:

Free access

Screenshot

Full Image

Source:

comPADRE

Full Record Views:

Resource URL Clicks:

Cumulative Rating:

NOT YET RATED

Report a Problem with this Resource Record

Resource Comments

(no comments available yet for this resource)

forget your password?

Manage your resources
Save, organize, and share resources that you find.

Subscribe to bulletins
Automatically be notified about new resources that match your interests.

It's easy, fast, and FREE!

get your own login

Have a favorite applied math or science site you want others to know about?

SUGGEST a
NEW RESOURCE
to add to AMSER

Leave Feedback

http://amser.org/