FOR AP PHYSICS I

HOW THINGS MOVE

Describe, calculate, and predict object position, and rates of change
Approaches to Making Predictions
Graphs Key Variables
Cart’s position: Where cart is on the track.
Cart’s displacement: How far the object
. ends up away from its starting point,
Cart’s velocity: How fast cart is moving
Cart’s acceleration: How much cart velocity
changes every second.
Algebra
The 5 principal motion variables
include v0 ,vf, Δx, a, and t. Kinematics
equations can derive one of these
variables if the others are present.
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Graphical Analysis of Motion

Describing general and specific aspects of kinematics

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Before you start your analysis, ask yourself what kind of graph you
are looking at – a position vs. time graph or a velocity vs. time one.
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there!

Before you start your analysis, ask yourself what kind of graph you
are looking at – a position vs. time graph or a velocity vs. time one.
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 Concept: Position- Time Graph & Velocity
• Position-time graphs show an object’s position in the y-axis vs. time in the x-axis.
• Ex: You walk 6m forward in 3s, stop for 1s, then run 6m back in 1s.

• slope
Concept: Position- Time Graph & Velocity (Cont.)
Concept: Position- Time Graph & Velocity (Cont.)
Concept: Position- Time Graph & Velocity (Cont.)
Concept: Curved Position- Time Graph & Acceleration
Concept: Curved Position- Time Graph & Acceleration
Concept: Position- Time Graph & Instantaneous Velocity
Concept: Position- Time Graph & Instantaneous Velocity (Cont.)
CONCEPT: CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS WITH POSITION-TIME GRAPHS
CONCEPT: CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS WITH POSITION-TIME GRAPHS (Cont.)

• EXAMPLE: Using the position-time graph for a moving car, determine the lettered point(s) where the
car:
CONCEPT: CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS WITH POSITION-TIME GRAPHS (Cont.)
CONCEPT: CONCEPTUAL PROBLEMS WITH POSITION-TIME GRAPHS (Cont.)
Concept: Velocity- Time Graphs & Acceleration
Concept: Velocity- Time Graphs & Acceleration (Cont.)
Concept: Calculating Displacement from Velocity- Time Graphs
Concept: Calculating Displacement from Velocity- Time Graphs
Concept: Calculating Displacement from Velocity- Time Graphs
Concept: Conceptual Problems with Velocity- Time Graphs
Concept: Calculating changes in velocity from Acceleration- Time Graphs
Concept: Calculating changes in velocity from Acceleration- Time Graphs
Concept: Calculating changes in velocity from Acceleration- Time Graphs (Cont.)
 Concept: Graphing Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Graphs
• When sketching motion graphs, remember the relationship between the 3 motion variables:
Concept: Graphing Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Graphs (cont.)
Concept: Graphing Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Graphs (cont.)