Table 6.2.1.3: Moment of Inertias for Circular Shapes
Reference from the original Physics I textbook.
- Table 6.2.1.3: Moment of Inertias for Circular Shapes
Table 6.2.1.3: Moments of inertia about specified axes Object Rotation axis Moment of inertia Thin uniform disk Axis 1: through center, perpendicular to disk ½mr² Thin uniform disk Axis 2: any diameter in disk plane ¼mr² Thin hoop Axis 1: through center, perpendicular to hoop mr² Thin hoop Axis 2: any diameter in hoop plane ½mr² Thin spherical shell Any diameter ⅔mr² Uniform solid sphere Any diameter ⅖mr² - Related Glossary Terms
Table 6.2.1.1: Moment of Inertias for Rods and Cones, Table 6.2.1.2: Moment of Inertias for Cylinders
Reviewed physics notes (1)
These corrections keep the original lesson’s purpose while fixing errors in the source edition.
- Correct disk/hoop transverse-axis coefficients and mislabeled axes. — Reference 1