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Circular Motion - Case Study

The task has 3 parts. Part 1 involves watching videos and completing quizzes about radian measure of angles, centripetal force, and circular motion. Part 2 asks for 3 examples of uniform circular motion and a brief description of each without identifying the underlying dynamics. Part 3 considers conditions for maximum speed without skidding in 4 cases: 1) turning on a horizontal road where friction provides centripetal force, 2) on a banked track where normal force also contributes, 3) a mass on a string in vertical circular motion, and 4) a car going over a bridge.

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Circular Motion - Case Study

The task has 3 parts. Part 1 involves watching videos and completing quizzes about radian measure of angles, centripetal force, and circular motion. Part 2 asks for 3 examples of uniform circular motion and a brief description of each without identifying the underlying dynamics. Part 3 considers conditions for maximum speed without skidding in 4 cases: 1) turning on a horizontal road where friction provides centripetal force, 2) on a banked track where normal force also contributes, 3) a mass on a string in vertical circular motion, and 4) a car going over a bridge.

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  • Introduction to ATL Skills: Introduces the ATL (Approaches to Learning) skills focusing on critical thinking and creative thinking through specific tasks and video examples.
  • Part 3: Turning and Banking: Explores the physical principles of turning and banking, focusing on centripetal force applications in different scenarios.

**The task has 3 parts**

ATL Skill :
Critical thinking Skills
Analysing and evaluating issues and ideas
• Practise observing carefully in order to recognize problems
• Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument
• Recognize unstated assumptions and bias

Creative thinking Skills


• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes

Part 1

Radian ​(Watch the video below to understand the radian measure of angle)

[Link]

Teaching from space: Centripetal force (​Watch the video where an astronaut demonstrates centripetal
force in space.)

[Link]

Quiz​ (Take the quizzes given below)

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Part 2
● You were asked to bring 3 real-life examples of Uniform circular motion (UCM).
● List the 3 examples below. Describe them briefly.​ (The description should NOT identify the
dynamics behind the action)

Sr no Example Brief description

3
Part 3

Turning and banking (Case 1 and 2)

When a driver wants to make a car turn a corner, a resultant force must act towards the centre of the circle to provide
a centripetal force. The car is in vertical equilibrium (the driving surface is horizontal) but not in horizontal equilibrium.

● What should be the conditions for V​max​ so that the car does not skid for the
following cases?

CASE 1​: ​Turning on a horizontal road

For a horizontal road surface, the friction acting between the tyres and the road becomes the
centripetal force. The friction force is related to the coefficient of friction and the normal reaction at
the surface where friction occurs.
CASE 2​: ​Banking

Tracks for motor or cycle racing and even ordinary roads for cars are sometimes ​banked ​(figures
1 and 2). The curve of the banked road surface is inclined at an angle so that the normal reaction
force contributes to the centripetal force that is needed for the vehicle to go round the track.

Fig 1

Fig 2
CASE 3​: ​Vertical Circle

Imagine a mass on the end of a string that is moving in a vertical circle at a constant speed.

Draw forces acting on the mass attached to the string at points A, B, C, D. ​(The mass is moving
anticlockwise)

​What should be the conditions for V​max​ and T​max​ so that the string does not break?
CASE 4​:​ ​Car going over a bridge
What will the max V at top?

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