Balancing Rotational Forces

Torque describes rotational force and how it acts in a system. It is the force that causes rotational acceleration, much as force causes linear acceleration. In this experiment, students learn the parts of torque and how they work together.

Torque is defined as the product of a force and the dist...

Torque is the underlying force that governs rotation and is useful for describing the operation of both simple and complex machines.

Much like how a net force causes linear acceleration a in a translational system, a net torque, typically represented by the Greek letter t, is a force that causes angular acceleration a in a rotational syste...