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A cylinder of radius

has a cylindrical hole of radius

as shown in the figure. Vary the radius, density, and initial angular velocity to see the cylinder move in some interesting ways.

Since this is a one degree of freedom system, only one equation of motion is needed to fully locate it. This equation is:

Developed from the teaching materials of Prof Peacock and Prof Gossard for Course 2.003 in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.

Contributed by: Sarah Lichtblau

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Rolling Cylinder with a Hole