Talk:Angle of rotation

Angle direction and sign
Angle of rotation with direction of clockwise and anti-clockwise. What do other editors think about adding a section on direction, including positive, zero, and negative values for angle of rotation. Joefaust (talk) 22:21, 28 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Done. 208.50.124.65 (talk) 16:37, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

When angle of rotation are beyond one full rotation
What do other editors think about adding to this article comments about angles of rotation larger than one turn in both positive and negative directions? Joefaust (talk) 22:23, 28 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Done. 208.50.124.65 (talk) 16:37, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

Angle of rotation is found in significant applications
What do other editors think about adding a section in the article for significant applications of angle of rotation? For example, helm rotations to guide a ship at sea. Joefaust (talk) 22:33, 28 October 2011 (UTC) Steering_wheel  Joefaust (talk) 22:36, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Noteworthy or famous angles of rotation
What do other editors think about addition a section to the article that addresses noteworthy historical angles of rotation? For example, one turn has been very much noted in society. Make a turnabout in dance and end facing the same way one was facing. Joefaust (talk) 22:52, 28 October 2011 (UTC) The earth makes an angle of rotation in one day that is ________ (trick question); how would such famous angle be addressed in the article? "Angle of rotation" is the answer to noteworthy questions. Joefaust (talk) 22:56, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

Modulo angles of rotation
What do contributors want to do with angles of rotation greater than one turn? In practical reeling of ropes on a drum of five turns present volume challenges and a possible build up of pressures on the drum from the wound tension per turn; in such circumstances, one would be remiss to just say the five turns are equivalent to one turn. Yet in other circumstances modulo arithmetic of turns is important. Joefaust (talk) 19:25, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Units of measurement
I'm surprised there doesn't seem to be an (official?) unit that divides one turn into 720 parts. If one would give an angle as time-of-the-clock, as is common in (at least) military use, one would effectively be using this unit. "Watch your six", or "look to your 4:30" are phrases most people would have heard or even used, yet don't seem to have any recognition as an actual, independent, named unit. I'm not trying to find a new theory here, I just find it curious that there don't seem to be any sources that document and recognize this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:A62:100D:4E01:CEC8:ACE6:84A1:A6CC (talk) 04:44, 6 September 2015 (UTC)