Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This video discusses how to find a symbolic expression that represents the relationship between the orbital radius and the period for an object involved in circular orbit.

See below for more examples of circular motion problems…

What Causes Circular Motion?: youtu.be/JzElR7BjePU
Examples #1&2 (Spinning Amusement Park Rides): youtu.be/Bqt1_LQswZA
Example #3 (Banked Curves): youtu.be/4KDx7sa2JAI
Example #4: (Merry Go Rounds): youtu.be/7O6m5OP_a_c
Examples #5 and 6 (Vertical Loops): youtu.be/NuFT16aQH6o
Example #7 (Over the Top of a Hill): youtu.be/njhyp80Xr5s
Example #15 and 16 (Circular Orbits (Finding Velocity and Period): youtu.be/_MhvV2kxzSs
Example #17 (Circular Orbits (Symbolic Expression for the Orbital Period)): youtu.be/KvM2MebcbSc
Example #18 (Simulated Gravity with Rotation): youtu.be/5K-wnZYou9Q

Circular Motion Lab (Pre-Lab Discussion): youtu.be/FYWaDjXrJhg
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #1): youtu.be/B4gGojdUr1c
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #2): youtu.be/_b6YTIW7oBA
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #3): youtu.be/xVSEEIeSaCI
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #4): youtu.be/sdK33dR58XQ
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #5): youtu.be/GPFyoperoFk
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #6): youtu.be/4TRC_Yvb12E
Circular Motion Lab (Conclusion Discussion): youtu.be/iZAf6sx1Kes

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Symbolic Expression for Period
7:24 Calculating the Sun’s Mass