Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Statics and Torque: Problems and Exercises
This is a list of 40 problems/exercises to solve covering the content of Chapter 9: Statics and Torque from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: The Second Condition for Equilibrium
By the end of this section, you will be able to state the second condition that is necessary to achieve equilibrium, explain torque and the factors on which it depends, and describe the role of torque in rotational mechanics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Drawbridge
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about torque balance in the context of a medieval drawbridge using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also available. [3:47]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Circular Motion Study Guide
This study guide on circular motion covers key terms, centripetal force, linear vs. circular motion, precession, and equations. Includes four example problems with detailed solutions. The guide is available for download with free...
University of Guelph
University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: What Is Torque?
This site provides an introductory look at torque, the measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. Provides a definition of torque, illustrations, and also a formula to define torque.
University of Guelph
University of Guelph: Physics Tutorials: Torque and Angular Acceleration
Words and equations are used to explain the relationship between angular acceleration and the torque exerted upon an object. Well-written; great graphics.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Torque Challenge
This game is intended to help students mentally judge the amount of torque based on distance and force. They will be presented with two different wrenches and they must decide which wrench has the greater torque on it.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Net Torque Level 1
Students must determine the net torque on a wheel. There will be four forces on the wheel and all of them will be at right angles to the radius from the center of the wheel.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Net Torque Level 2
Students must determine the net torque on a wheel. There will be two forces on the wheel that will be apply at random angles to their radii.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculating Torque
On this website practice how to calculate the clockwise or counterclockwise torque when a force is exerted on a bar that can rotate around an axis.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Unicycle
[Free Registration/Login Required] Understand the phenomenon of rolling without slipping, even under an applied torque, in the context of a unicycle using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet and a video tutorial are also...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Torque
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will learn about Torque and how to calculate Torque in various situations.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Statics and Torque: Conceptual Questions
This is a list of 19 study questions covering the major concepts in Chapter 9: Statics and Torque from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Statics and Torque: Glossary
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 9: Statics and Torque from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Statics and Torque: Summary
This page provides a summary of each section of Chapter 9: Statics and Torque from the AP Physics online text.
Other
Fear of Physics: Kids Playing on a Seesaw
See if you can balance two people on an animated seesaw and learn about torque at the same time.
Other
Wikibooks: Physics Study Guide
A handy resource that gives an overview of equations and definitions pertinent to an introductory, college-level physics course, with two of its three sections focusing on motion-related topics and principles.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Forces and Torques in Muscles and Joints
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain the forces exerted by muscles; state how a bad posture causes back strain; discuss the benefits of skeletal muscles attached close to joints; and discuss various complexities in the...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Physics: Classical Mechanics
College-level online course highlighting the study of classical mechanics. This course focuses on Newtonian mechanics, fluid mechanics, and kinetic gas theory. Course features include a 35 video lecture series by Walter Lewin. Also link...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Physics 1: Rotational Dynamics
Students learn about the Newtonian mechanics principle of conservation of angular momentum and the application in the quantum mechanical world.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Forces and Torques Acting on the Hip Joint
This is a five-question quiz related to the passage "The Forces and Torques Acting on the Hip Joint."
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Scale Lab
This lab is designed to have students learn how to use a meter stick to create and calibrate a scale. This lab can be used as a stand alone lab or as a companion to a live lab using the same equipment. This lab is intended to be done...
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Fundamentals of Physics
A collection of video lectures from a fundamentals of physics course taught at Yale University. The course is an introduction to physics and discusses Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravity, thermodynamics, and waves. Course...