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PHYS1110: Lecture 2

NAKUL VERMA
VERMAN@DOUGLASCOLLEGE.CA
6-MAY-2015

Topic Summary
Kinematics Review

Instantaneous Change

Displacement

Distance
Velocity

Speed
Constant Acceleration
In Class Assignment

Instantaneous Velocity
Instantaneous Acceleration

Displacement & Distance


Displacement: Change () of Position

From initial position to final position


Displacement can be +positive or -negative

Displacement is a Vector quantity

Has both magnitude and position information

Distance: How much did you travel?

Scalar quantity: only has magnitude


Distance is +positive
For some cases, Distance = |Displacement|

Velocity & Speed


Velocity: displacement

change over time period

Velocity is a vector

Speed: distance change

over time period

Speed is a scalar

For some cases,

speed = |velocity|
SI Unit: m/s

Acceleration
Acceleration: velocity

change over time period

Acceleration is a vector

Acceleration SI unit:

m/s2

Constant Acceleration Equations


x = x1 xo:

displacement
t: time
vf or v: final velocity
vi or vo: initial velocity
a: acceleration

Velocity Graphical Analysis


Slope of position vs time

graph

Acceleration Graphical Analysis


Slope of velocity vs time

graph

In Class Assignment
Textbook Chapter 2

Problem 33

Problem 11

128 km/hr

Problem 29

(a) 10.6 m
(b) 41.5 s or 4.15 s (????)

(a) 3.56 m/s2


(b) 8.43 m/s

Problem 53

4.0 m/s

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