Take a large textbook and consider the 3 axes that are parallel to the sides of the textbook and go through the center of mass. By rotating the book along the three axes successively, determine the ax...Take a large textbook and consider the 3 axes that are parallel to the sides of the textbook and go through the center of mass. By rotating the book along the three axes successively, determine the axis about which the moment of inertia of the textbook is the largest. Confirm that the moment of inertia of a rod is smaller if the rod is rotated about its center of mass than if it is rotated by one of its ends.
