Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Circular Motion & Gravitation: Rotation Angle & Angular Velocity
By the end of this section, you will be able to define arc length, rotation angle, radius of curvature, and angular velocity; and to calculate the angular velocity of a car wheel spin.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Arc
Learn about arcs with this handy reference guide. Provides a detailed definition, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Components of Circular Motion
A video lesson that introduces the components of circular motion. Understand that any objects that rotates around a point is in circular motion. Video also explores how to measure how far an object has rotated. Video gives equation for...
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: The Circle: Basic Concepts
Goes over the equation of a circle, parametric equations of a circle, intersection of circle and line, tangent line in a point of a circle, etc.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
Finding Arc Length and Central Angle Exercises
This site provides two geometry problems involving circles. One problem has the reader find the arc length given the angle and radius, the other problem has the reader find the measure of the angle given the arc length and radius....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation: Glossary
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 6: Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation from the AP Physics online text.
Geometry Help
Geometry Help: Arcs, Angles, and Sectors
Explains the basic concept of arcs, angles, and sectors with step-by-step instructions and methods for solving specific problems on your own relating to this topic.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today Coming Clean About Showering Time
In this activity using the USA TODAY Snapshot, "Coming clean about showering time," students will find the measures of central angles and arcs of a circle. They will use circumference, radius, concentric circles and degrees in a circle...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Circumference of a Circle
Determine the circumference of a circle or simple arc lengths.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Sectors and Circles Problems
Try these three problems regarding area of sectors, length of arcs, and central angles. The problems will challenge and intrigue sharp geometry students. Detailed written solutions are included.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Circles: Segments and Lengths Study Guide
This study guide on circles covers some vocabulary and theorems about segments and lengths. It is available for download with free registration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inscribed Angles
Practice the relationship between inscribed and central angles that are subtended by the same arc length. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Challenge Problems: Inscribed Shapes
Solve three challenging problems that apply properties of inscribed shapes to find an arc length or a missing angle.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Constructions
Learn about drawing shapes using only a compass and straight edge or ruler with out measuring any lengths or angles.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Tf.1 What Exactly Is a Radian?
For this task, young scholars use a piece of string or another tool to measure the radius of the circle and then mark off the corresponding arc length on the unit circle as many times as they need to for 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 radians....
Curated OER
Circle Picture
This site provides definitions for different parts of a circle, pictures to more clearly represent formulas involving circles. Some of the formulas discussed include: area of a circle, area of a sector of a cirles, circumference, length...
Curated OER
Parametric Unit Circle
This site provides definitions for different parts of a circle, pictures to more clearly represent formulas involving circles. Some of the formulas discussed include: area of a circle, area of a sector of a cirles, circumference, length...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Trigonometry: Radian Measure
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains the radian measure of angles. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Challenge Problems: Inscribed Angles
Solve two challenging problems that apply the inscribed angle theorem to find an arc measure or an arc length.
Curated OER
Math Words: Arc Measurements
This site offers the formula and an example of finding the length of an arc. The site also supplies a picture of what an arc is in a circle with links to related words.
Curated OER
Math Words: Arc Measurements
This site offers the formula and an example of finding the length of an arc. The site also supplies a picture of what an arc is in a circle with links to related words.
Curated OER
Math Words: Arc Measurements
This site offers the formula and an example of finding the length of an arc. The site also supplies a picture of what an arc is in a circle with links to related words.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Sector
Learn about sectors with this handy reference guide. Provides a detailed definition and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Trigonometry
Concepts in Trigonometry are explained and illustrated here by a member of the math department at Borough of Manhattan Community College.