Motion
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Displacement is distance moved in a specified
direction
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Displacement is distance moved in a specified
direction
Displacement is therefore a vector quantity
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Displacement is distance moved in a specified
direction
Displacement is therefore a vector quantity
S I unit of displacement is the meter, m
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“S I” - système international d'unités… the modern
system based on the three fundamental units:
Meter for distance
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“S I” - système international d'unités… the modern
system based on the three fundamental units:
Meter for distance
Second for time
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“S I” - système international d'unités… the modern
system based on the three fundamental units:
Meter for distance
Second for time
Kilogram for mass
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All other units (for force, electric current, energy
etc) are called derived units and are based on the
three fundamental units of mass, distance and time.
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Speed is distance moved per unit time
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Speed is distance moved per unit time
When stating a speed, no direction needs to be
given because speed is a scalar quantity.
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Speed is distance moved per unit time
When stating a speed, no direction needs to be
given because speed is a scalar quantity.
The units of speed are meters per second, ms-1
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Velocity is distance moved per unit time in a
specified direction (and sense)
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Velocity is distance moved per unit time in a
specified direction (and sense)
Velocity is therefore a vector quantity
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Velocity is distance moved per unit time in a
specified direction (and sense)
Velocity is therefore a vector quantity
The units of velocity are meters per second, ms-1
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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity
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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity
Acceleration is therefore a vector quantity
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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity
Acceleration is therefore a vector quantity
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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity
Acceleration is therefore a vector quantity
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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity
Acceleration is therefore a vector quantity
If the change took 20 seconds and was uniform
then the speed (or velocity) changed by
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Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity
Acceleration is therefore a vector quantity
If the change took 20 seconds and was uniform
then the speed (or velocity) changed by
5 meters per second each second
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The units of acceleration are meters per second
per second, ms-2
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Using Graphs to represent
Motion
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Stationary body
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Stationary body
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Body moving with uniform velocity
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Body moving with uniform velocity
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Body moving with uniform velocity in the negative
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sense
A
B
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A
B
Body B moving faster than body A
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The slope of a displacement / time graph gives the
magnitude and sense of the velocity of the body
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Body accelerating
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If the acceleration is uniform the curve is a parabola
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Body accelerating
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Body accelerating in the negative sense
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Uniform velocity
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Uniform velocity in the negative sense
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Stationary body
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Body B moving faster than body A
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Body B moving faster than body A
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A
B
Body B moving faster than body A
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Body accelerating uniformly
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Body accelerating uniformly
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Body accelerating uniformly in the negative sense
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The slope of a velocity / time graph gives the
magnitude and sense of the acceleration of the
body
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Using a velocity / time graph to find displacement
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Using a velocity / time graph to find displacement
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Using a velocity / time graph to find displacement
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Using a velocity / time graph to find displacement
In 8 seconds, the body moves 10 × 8 = 80 m
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Using a velocity / time graph to find displacement
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Using a velocity / time graph to find displacement
The calculation of the displacement of the body is
the same as calculating the area under the graph
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between 0 and 8 seconds
The area under a velocity / time graph represents
the displacement of the body
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Equations of Motion
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These equations are useful when bodies move with
uniform acceleration.
Symbols used in the equations:
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These equations are useful when bodies move with
uniform acceleration.
Symbols used in the equations:
t represents time
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These equations are useful when bodies move with
uniform acceleration.
Symbols used in the equations:
t represents time
a represents acceleration
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These equations are useful when bodies move with
uniform acceleration.
Symbols used in the equations:
t represents time
a represents acceleration
u represents “initial” velocity (or speed)
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These equations are useful when bodies move with
uniform acceleration.
Symbols used in the equations:
t represents time
a represents acceleration
u represents “initial” velocity (or speed)
v represents “final” velocity (or speed)
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These equations are useful when bodies move with
uniform acceleration.
Symbols used in the equations:
t represents time
a represents acceleration
u represents “initial” velocity (or speed)
v represents “final” velocity (or speed)
s represents the displacement of the body from a
reference point (usually the position of the body at
t = 0)
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The average speed of a body can always be found
using
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The average speed of a body can always be found
using
v av
distance moved

time taken
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If the speed of a body changes from u to v and the
acceleration is uniform
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If the speed of a body changes from u to v and the
acceleration is uniform
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If the speed of a body changes from u to v and the
acceleration is uniform
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If the speed of a body changes from u to v and the
acceleration is uniform
v u
In this case the average speed is
2
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Therefore, to calculate the displacement of a body
at time t, we might use
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Therefore, to calculate the displacement of a body
at time t, we might use
 v u
s  
t
 2 
equation 1
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From the definition of acceleration we have
v u
a 
t
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From the definition of acceleration we have
v u
a 
t
This equation is often rearranged to allow us to
find the speed (or velocity) of a body after a period
of acceleration
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From the definition of acceleration we have
v u
a 
t
This equation is often rearranged to allow us to
find the speed (or velocity) of a body after a period
of acceleration
v = u + at
equation 2
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Combining equations 1 and 2 in order to eliminate v
gives
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Combining equations 1 and 2 in order to eliminate v
gives
s = u t + ½ a t2
equation 3
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Combining equations 1 and 2 in order to eliminate v
gives
s = u t + ½ a t2
equation 3
Combining equations 2 and 3 in order to eliminate t
gives
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Combining equations 1 and 2 in order to eliminate v
gives
s = u t + ½ a t2
equation 3
Combining equations 2 and 3 in order to eliminate t
gives
v2 = u2 + 2 a s
equation 4
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The Acceleration due to Gravity (g)
(also called Acceleration of Free Fall)
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The Acceleration due to Gravity (g)
(also called Acceleration of Free Fall)
Experiments show that all bodies fall with the
same acceleration
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The Acceleration due to Gravity (g)
(also called Acceleration of Free Fall)
Experiments show that all bodies fall with the
same acceleration as long as air resistance is
negligible.
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The Acceleration due to Gravity (g)
(also called Acceleration of Free Fall)
Experiments show that all bodies fall with the
same acceleration as long as air resistance is
negligible.
g (in Paris) is about 9.8 ms-2
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
ii) latitude
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
ii) latitude; the Earth is not a perfect sphere
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
ii) latitude; the Earth is not a perfect sphere
iii) the rotation of the Earth
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
ii) latitude; the Earth is not a perfect sphere
iii) the rotation of the Earth
The value of g is less than it would be if the earth
did not rotate.
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The value of g is not the same at all points on the
Earth.
The value of g is affected by:
i) altitude
ii) latitude; the Earth is not a perfect sphere
iii) the rotation of the Earth
The value of g is less than it would be if the earth
did not rotate.
The value of g is affected most at places where the
speed of circular motion is greatest, that is, on the
equator
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