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ERIC Number: EJ608722
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
The Precessing Top.
Bolina, Oscar
Physics Teacher, v38 n5 p312-13 May 2000
Calculates the angular velocity of a spinning top without the simplifying assumption found in most textbooks that the total angular momentum is solely along the symmetry axis. (WRM)
Descriptors: Force, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Physics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Velocity
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Angular Momentum; Angular Velocity