Mistake Master · AP Physics C · Unit 5 · Topic 5.1 · Step-Through Animation
Rotational Kinematics: Differentiate Down, Integrate Up
A disk spins up, and its angle, angular velocity, and angular acceleration form one calculus chain — ω = dθ/dt, α = dω/dt going down; integrate to run back up, each step carrying its starting value. The constant-α shortcuts are only the special case where α never changes.
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