Torque & Circular Motion
1. Content/Notes
- Basic Torque Notes - Reviews the basic concepts of calculating torque and torque equilibrium.
- Torque at an Angle - Reviews how to calculate Torque when the applied force is not perpendicular.
2. Videos
- Torque Video - demonstrates what torque is as well as shows the basic concepts (also goes slightly into angular kinematics).
- Levers - A demonstration of how levers work and how the concepts of torque apply to them.
3. Applets
- Torque App - Change the mass and distance from fulcrum of a mass on a board to examine the amount of torque generated.
- Wrench - adjust the direction and magnitude of a force on a wrench to see the magnitude of the torque created.
- Lever - Demonstrates equilibrium as well as how distance affects torque.
- Carousel Applet - A demonstration of centripetal force in relation to a carousel's properties.
4. Games
- Castle Clout - Use a catapult to take out walls and cause the ceilings of the castle to collapse.
- Bam Blox - Try to balance torque enough to eliminate the blue boxes, allowing the red boxes to remain.
- Bubble Quod - After level one, some torque is involved in getting to the end of the level. You must pop your baloon at the end of the level to move on to the next one. Level 5 is a great example.
5. Sample Problems & Solutions
- Torque Problems - Several problems testing your knowledge on torque (hint for the first few: only force normal creates torque).
6. Pictures/Visual Aids
- Torque Diagrams - An explanation of torque along with diagrams. It also explains a couple other properties of physics and how they correlate with one another to work in an engine.
- Equation Chart - A chart comparing the equations of linear movement and Angular movement.
These two forces of different values have the same amount of torque because of their distance from the pivot point. | 
