Rigid Body motion- Motion of Center of Mass

Description
Moment of inertia of a right circular cone is derived. M. I of a disc with hole is calculated.Equation of center of mass derived and application of motion of center of mass discussed for an exploding projectile.Numerical examples on C.M is solved.Energy of system of particles calculated and motion of rocket analyzed along with numerical example.

Prof. Stanley Kowalski, Physics 8.01 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare),http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed Aug 2nd,2011). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/#cc