Centripetal Force

After studying the material of this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Calculate the centripetal acceleration of a point mass in uniform circular motion given the radius of the circle and either the linear speed or the period of the motion.
2. Identify the force that is the cause of the centripetal acceleration and determine the direction of the acceleration vector.
3. Use Newton's laws of motion and the concept of centripetal acceleration to solve word problems.
4. Distinguish between centripetal acceleration and tangential acceleration.


Friction:

1. Know the difference between static and kinetic friction   
• Be able to Graphically show the relationship between them
2. Measure coefficient of static friction from experimental data collected                           
3. Measure coefficient of kinetic friction from experimental data collected                                                                 
4. Define expected trends in the different frictional coefficients for different types of surfaces