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Physics 170 - Mechanics Lecture 23 Rotational Inertia 1 Connections Between Linear Rotational Quantities This speeding-up merry-go-round has both tangential and centripetal acceleration components. Speeding up 2 Rotational Kinetic Energy Moment of Inertia For this point mass m , the kinetic energy is: Define the moment of inertia of a point mass Then the kinetic as: energy is: 3 Rotational Kinetic Energy Moment of Inertia We generalize this to any rotating object, which will have a kinetic energy: Here I , the moment of inertia, is given by 4 5 Example: A Dumbbell Use the definition of moment of inertia to calculate that of a dumbbell-shaped object with two point masses m separated by a distance of 2r and rotating about a perpendicular axis through their center of symmetry. 6 Moment of Inertia of a Hoop All of the mass of a hoop is at the same distance R from the center of rotation, so its moment of inertia is the same as that of a point mass rotated at the same distance. 7 Moments of Inertia Moments of inertia of various regular objects can be calculated: 8 More Moments of Inertia 9 Even More Moments of Inertia 10 The Parallel-Axis Theorem If you know the moment o