AP Physics 1 Unit 5

Torque and Rotational Dynamics

In short The Torque and Rotational Dynamics unit in AP Physics 1 covers rotational kinematics, torque and rotational inertia. Angular displacement is the angle, measured in radians, that a point on a rotating object turns through about an axis. Only the part of a force perpendicular to the position vector produces a torque.

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