Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video discusses the results and conclusions from an investigation which looked at the relationship between the torque exerted on a system and the system’s angular acceleration. Within the discussion, "rotational inertia" is defined and discussed and an equation which relates angular acceleration, net torque and rotational inertia is developed. See the videos below for online data collection options for this lab.

Data Set Video #1: youtu.be/L5-sjLfx84I

Data Set Video #2: youtu.be/6i-UjKoN0_Q

Data Set Video #3: youtu.be/6kWsMcPPqtA

Chapters:
0:00 Lab Procedure
4:41 Meaning of Y-INTERCEPT
7:47 Meaning of SLOPE
11:33 General Equation and Definitions
19:30 Example Problem