Motion

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Chapter 2 Motion

Now that you have a foundation in vectors, you will begin looking at your first major physics topic: motion.

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Objectives

After successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

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Analyze translational motion using a motion diagram.
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Apply the particle model to analyze translational motion.
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Define average velocity.
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Define average acceleration.
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Define instantaneous velocity.
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Define instantaneous acceleration.
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Analyze motion in a position versus time graph.
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Draw a correlation between motion diagrams and position versus time graphs.
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Draw a velocity versus time and acceleration versus time graph from a position versus time graph and vice versa.
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Determine the sign of position, velocity and acceleration within a defined coordinate system.
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Determine position, distance, velocity and speed from graphs of position and velocity versus time.
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Make sense of a symbolic quantity using covariational reasoning.
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