Kinematics

Revision Notes

Kinematics
Kinematics, in this revision, is limited to the study of objects moving along a straight line.
Key Concepts

Displacement

Velocity

Acceleration

Relationship among Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration

Given a particle moving on a straight
line with displacement s, velocity v and
acceleration a:
dv
ds
and a
v
dt
dt

ds
dt

dv
dt

v dt

Conversely,
s v dt and v a dt .

a dt

Types of Questions
Given

Find

Type 1

s f (t )

v and a

Type 2

v f (t )

s and a

Type 3

a f (t )

v and s

Note:

Formulae to Use
dv
ds
and a
dt
dt
dv
s v dt and a
dt
v a dt and s v dt

dv d 2 s

dt dt 2

When a moving object is at instantaneously at rest, v 0 .

When a moving object is at constant speed, a

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dv
0.
dt