DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Physics - the branch of science that deals with the structure of

matter and how the fundamental constituents of the universe
interact.

Scalar - w/o direction Vector - w/ direction

Distance - the extent or amount of space between two things,

points, lines, etc.

Displacement - the change in position of an object.

Speed - The rate of change of position of an object in any

direction.

Velocity - the speed of something in a given direction.

Acceleration - how fast an object’s velocity changes.

Formula:

(a - acceleration, Vf - final velocity, Vi - initial velocity, t - time)

Eg. While travelling along a highway, a driver slows from

24 m/s to 15 m/s in 12s. Compute for acceleration.
GIVEN: Vf = 15 m/s FORMULA: a = Vf - Vi / t
Vi = 24 m/s a = 15 m/s - 24 m/s / 12s
t = 12s a = -9 m/s / 12s
a = 0.75 m/s2

Uniformly Accelerated Motion - when a body moves in a

straight line and its velocity increases in equal amounts over
equal time intervals.

Uniform Motion vs Uniform Acceleration

In Uniform Motion,The velocity of the object is constant like
in the image the velocity of the car is always constant at 10m/s
While in Uniform Acceleration the acceleration of the object is
constant like the velocity of the car increases by 10m/s,
therefore the object is in uniform acceleration motion.

Solving Uniform Acceleration Problems

Kinematic Equations

Horizontal Motion - a projectile motion in a horizontal plane

depending upon the force acting on it.

Free-Falling Motion - an object that is falling under the sole

influence of gravity, Any object that is being object upon only
by the force of gravity.
*Free-Falling Objects do not encounter air resistance
*All Free-Fallingh objects (on earth) acceleration
downwards at 6 rule of -9.8 m/s2

Projectile Motion - happens when an object is launch to the air

and only acceleration due to gravity affects it.
Parts:
Projectile - object being launch.
Lauch Angle - angle in which the projectile will be
released.
Trajectory - parabolic path of projectile.
Range - maximum horizontal distance a projectile can
cover.
Height - maximum vertical distance a projectile can
reach up in the air.
Height and Range of a Projectile:
Range - horizontal distance during flight
Height - vertical distance from the ground to its highest
point

Launch Angle and Range - With the same initial velocity,

projectiles can reach the longest range when released when
released in an angle of 45 degree

Formula for Range and Height

R = range of projectile
h = height of projectile
= launch angle
Vo or V = initial velocity
g = acceleration due to gravity

Momentum - any moving object with a quantity of matter has

momentum, simply means “mass in motion”. it is equal to the
product of mass and velocity. Formula:
 If any object of any mass is not moving, it has zero
momentum since its velocity is zero

Eg.
A 1200 kg car drives west at 25 m/s for 3 hours. What is the
car’s momentum.
GIVEN: m = 1200 kg
v = 25 m/s west
t = 3 hours
Formula: p = mv
p = (1200)(25)
p = 30,000 kg m/s, west
(the impulse-momentum theorem states that the impulse
applied to an object will be equal to the change in its
momentum.)
Change in momentum = impulse

Constant means there is no change. Therefore there is no

impulse or zero impulse for objects moving with constant
momentum,

Therefore, when the object slows down or moves faster, its

velocity decreases or increases. If there is a change in the
velocity or the mass of an object, there is also a change in
momentum. That change of momentum is called IMPULSE.

Impulse - the change of momentum of an object when the

object is acted upon by a force for an interval of time.