Lesson 2 - Kinematics Part 1
Lesson 2 - Kinematics Part 1
Villapaña
Kinematics
Mechanics Physics
Displacement is
described in terms of
direction, change in
position
𝐸𝑞. 1
Problem
A cyclist rides 3km west and then turns around and rides 2km east. (a) What is her displacement?
(b) what distance does she ride? (c) What is the magnitude of her displacement?
Speed vs. Velocity
Speed is a scalar quantity. If object takes a time interval t
to travel a distance d, then,
20.44m/s
Acceleration
Acceleration - measures the rate of change of the velocity.
Acceleration
Problem
A racehorse coming out of the gate accelerates from rest to a velocity of 15.0
m/s due west in 1.80 s. What is its average acceleration?
Solution:
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
A motion with constant change in velocity or of
uniform acceleration:
𝑬𝒒. 𝟒 𝑬𝒒. 𝟔
𝑬𝒒. 𝟓
𝑬𝒒. 𝟕
Problem
A manned rocket accelerates at a rate of 20 m/ during launch. How long
does it take the rocket reach a velocity of 400 m/s?
Falling Bodies
A free-falling object is an object that is falling under the
sole influence of gravity. Any object that is being acted
upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state
of free fall.
Falling Bodies
Formulas : 𝒈 = 𝟗. 𝟖𝟎𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝒎/𝒔^𝟐
𝑬𝒒. 𝟖 𝑬𝒒. 𝟏𝟎
𝑬𝒒. 𝟗
𝑬𝒒. 𝟏𝟏
Problem
A chunk of ice breaks off a glacier and falls 30.0 meters before it hits the
water. Assuming it falls freely (there is no air resistance), how long does it
take to hit the water?
Graphical Analysis of Linear Motion
Δ𝑡
𝑑𝑦 𝑑 𝐹(𝑥)
𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = =
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡
Displacement vs. Time
The position of the bike from rest increases by 4 m every second. Find the velocity of the bike.
Δ𝑥
𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
Δ𝑡
12𝑚 − 4𝑚
𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 = 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = = +4𝑚/𝑠
3 sec −1 𝑠𝑒𝑐
Velocity vs. Time
If we get the Slope of the line, we can get the acceleration of the object.
𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦
𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑝𝑠𝑒𝑑
Δ𝑥
𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
Δ𝑡
Δ𝑣
𝑎𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 =
Δ𝑡
𝑑𝑦 𝑑 𝐹(𝑥)
𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 = =
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑡
Velocity vs. Time Graph
A bicyclist maintains a constant velocity on the outgoing leg of a trip, zero velocity while stopped, and another
constant velocity on the way back. shows the corresponding position-time graph. Using the time and position
intervals indicated in the drawing, obtain the velocities for each segment of the trip.
Δ𝑥
𝑆𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒 =
Δ𝑡