Question

why anti-clock wise rotation is considered as positive and clockwise as negative in physics and maths?? please explain clearly!

Answer 1

Explanation:

A mathematical understanding of nature (through geometry) developed alongside the study of time and motion. ... That is the same directions our clock hands move too (from west to east) so the counterclockwise (movement of the sun or nature's chosen direction of rotation as it was first perceived) is considered positive.

Answer 2

Answer:

Anticlockwise involves a turn to the left, against the direction of a clock's hands. This is a positive rotation direction. Important Notes. Clockwise means moving in the direction of the hands of a clock. Anticlockwise is a direction opposite to that of the normal rotation of the hands of a clock.