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Balancing of Rotating Masses
INTRODUCTION We have already discussed in the last chapter about the centrifugal force. We know that whenever a body is…
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Motion Along a Circular Path
INTRODUCTION We see that whenever a person, drives round a curve or a circular track on a bicycle or a…
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Collision of Elastic Bodies
INTRODUCTION We daily see children playing with balls of glass, rubber and other elastic materials. If we see them carefully,…
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Helical Springs and Pendulums
INTRODUCTION We have already discussed in chapter 23 the simple harmonic motion of bodies without any reference to the force…
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Motion of Connected Bodies
INTRODUCTION In the previous chapter, we discussed the motion of a body, when it is subjected to some external force.…
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Laws of Motion
INTRODUCTION The entire system of dynamics is based on three laws of motion, which are the fundamental laws, and were…
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Simple Harmonic Motion
INTRODUCTION In the previous chapters, we have discussed the motion of particles or bodies in a straight line or in…
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Combined Motion of Rotation and Translation
INTRODUCTION We have already discussed in chapter 17 linear motion or motion of translation. And we have also discussed in…
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Motion of Rotation
INTRODUCTION Some bodies like pulley, shafts, flywheels etc., have motion of rotation (i.e., angular motion) which takes place about the…
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Projectiles
INTRODUCTION In the previous chapters, we have been discussing the motion of bodies, either in horizontal or vertical directions. But…
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Relative Velocity
INTRODUCTION It has been established since long that every motion is relative, as an absolute motion is impossible to conceive.…
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Motion Under Variable Acceleration
INTRODUCTION In the last chapter, we have discussed the motion under constant acceleration, i.e., the rate of change of velocity was…
