Unit 2 - Kinematics
Part 1: Motion in 1-dimension
Learning Targets
Videos (apphysicslectures.com)
Homework:
- Motion in a straight line problems here
- Motion in a plane problems here
Resources:
Explanations
Videos
video A1: Distance, Position, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration. Quickly explains what is meant by each of these terms including average and instantaneous velocity.
video A2: Deriving the Kinematics Equations for Straight-Line Uniform Acceleration Using the v vs. t Graph
video A3: A Quick and Intuitive Way to Solve Some Physics Problems. This video uses the idea of average velocity to quickly solve some types of kinematics problems. It is a good method for quickly checking your answers on kinematics tests.
video A4: Relative Velocity. All velocities are relative, this video describes how to find the velocity of one object relative to another object using vectors.
video A5: Vector Basics (Part I). Just the basics of vector notation including an explanation of unit vectors.
video A6: Vector Basics (part 2) Vector Basics (part 2). Some basics of the relationship between velocity and acceleration vectors.
video B1: The Big Picture (part 1): The Big Picture. This video develops a concept map that links the various topics covered in mechanics. It is just an overview of the material that will be covered in mechanics. Each of these topics will be covered in much more detail later.
video B2 The Big Picture (part 2): More summarizing of the big picture linking kinematics, newton's laws, energy, and power. Again, more detail for each topic will be covered at a later time.
video B3: The Gravitational Force. This video gives a few different viewpoints of the gravitational force and described by Newton's Law of Universal Gravity.
video B4: Gravitational Potential Energy. This video gives a few different viewpoints of gravitational potential energy. More information on gravitational potential energy will be given in units D and G.
video B5: Gravitational Forces and Energies: This video shows how the universal equations for gravitational force and energy transition into their more simple forms when you are near the earth's surface.
Learning Targets
- Be able to explain and calculate the following:
- Speed, average velocity, instantaneous velocity
- Acceleration
- Be able to explain and calculate properties of a system experiencing constant acceleration including:
- displacement, velocity, acceleration, time
- Be able to explain and calculate properties of a system experiencing free fall acceleration
Videos (apphysicslectures.com)
- video A1: Distance, Position, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration. Quickly explains what is meant by each of these terms including average and instantaneous velocity
- video A2: Deriving the Kinematics Equations for Straight-Line Uniform Acceleration Using the v vs. t Graph
- video A3: A Quick and Intuitive Way to Solve Some Physics Problems. This video uses the idea of average velocity to quickly solve some types of kinematics problems. It is a good method for quickly checking your answers on kinematics tests
- video A4: Relative Velocity. All velocities are relative, this video describes how to find the velocity of one object relative to another object using vectors.
- video A5: Vector Basics (Part I). Just the basics of vector notation including an explanation of unit vectors.
- video A6: Vector Basics (part 2) Vector Basics (part 2). Some basics of the relationship between velocity and acceleration vectors.
- video B1: The Big Picture (part 1): The Big Picture. This video develops a concept map that links the various topics covered in mechanics. It is just an overview of the material that will be covered in mechanics. Each of these topics will be covered in much more detail later.
- video B2 The Big Picture (part 2): More summarizing of the big picture linking kinematics, newton's laws, energy, and power. Again, more detail for each topic will be covered at a later time.
- video B3: The Gravitational Force. This video gives a few different viewpoints of the gravitational force and described by Newton's Law of Universal Gravity.
- video B4: Gravitational Potential Energy. This video gives a few different viewpoints of gravitational potential energy. More information on gravitational potential energy will be given in units D and G.
- video B5: Gravitational Forces and Energies: This video shows how the universal equations for gravitational force and energy transition into their more simple forms when you are near the earth's surface.
Homework:
- Motion in a straight line problems here
- Motion in a plane problems here
Resources:
- Motion in one dimension - Packet of notes for class here
- Motion in a plane - Packet of notes for class here
- My notes on derivatives here
- My notes on integrals here
Explanations
- Better explained : calculus intro
- Better explained: derivatives
- Better explained: integrals
- Physics Aviary
- PhET -
Videos
- Derivation of motion equations - here
- asfd
video A1: Distance, Position, Displacement, Speed, Velocity and Acceleration. Quickly explains what is meant by each of these terms including average and instantaneous velocity.
video A2: Deriving the Kinematics Equations for Straight-Line Uniform Acceleration Using the v vs. t Graph
video A3: A Quick and Intuitive Way to Solve Some Physics Problems. This video uses the idea of average velocity to quickly solve some types of kinematics problems. It is a good method for quickly checking your answers on kinematics tests.
video A4: Relative Velocity. All velocities are relative, this video describes how to find the velocity of one object relative to another object using vectors.
video A5: Vector Basics (Part I). Just the basics of vector notation including an explanation of unit vectors.
video A6: Vector Basics (part 2) Vector Basics (part 2). Some basics of the relationship between velocity and acceleration vectors.
video B1: The Big Picture (part 1): The Big Picture. This video develops a concept map that links the various topics covered in mechanics. It is just an overview of the material that will be covered in mechanics. Each of these topics will be covered in much more detail later.
video B2 The Big Picture (part 2): More summarizing of the big picture linking kinematics, newton's laws, energy, and power. Again, more detail for each topic will be covered at a later time.
video B3: The Gravitational Force. This video gives a few different viewpoints of the gravitational force and described by Newton's Law of Universal Gravity.
video B4: Gravitational Potential Energy. This video gives a few different viewpoints of gravitational potential energy. More information on gravitational potential energy will be given in units D and G.
video B5: Gravitational Forces and Energies: This video shows how the universal equations for gravitational force and energy transition into their more simple forms when you are near the earth's surface.