Kinematics-01

Introduction to Kinematics
• Kinematics is a subfield of physics, developed in classical
mechanics, that describes the motion of points, bodies, and
systems of bodies without considering the forces that cause
them to move.
 Rest & Motion
• Basic Introduction
 Rest & Motion
• Rest and Motion are relative terms
Reference Point
 Distance & Displacement

Distance Displacement
 Distance & Displacement
Examples
Practice
• 1. An object has moved through a distance. Can it have zero
displacement? If yes, support your answer with an example.
• 2. A farmer moves along the boundary of a square field of side 10 m
in 40 s. What will be the magnitude of displacement of the farmer at
the end of 2 minutes 20 seconds from his initial position?
Which of the following is true for displacement?
• (a) It cannot be zero.
• (b) Its magnitude is greater than the distance travelled by the object.
• 1. A man has to go 50 m due north, 40 m due east and 20 m due
south to reach a field. (a) What distance he has to walk to reach the
field ? (b) What is his displacement from his house to the field ?
 A particle starts from the origin, goes along the X-axis to the point (20
m, 0) and then returns along the same line to the point (–20 m, 0). Find
the distance and displacement of the particle during the trip.
• An old person moves on a semi-circular track of radius 40. 0 m during
a morning walk. If he starts at one end of the track and reaches at the
other end, find the distance covered and the displacement of the
person.
 Speed & its types
The rate of change of distance with respect to time.

Speed
 Speed & its types
The rate of change of distance with respect to time.

Speed
• Q1 A body travels with speed V1 for time T.and then speed V2 for
time T. calculate average speed.
A body travels a distance d with V1 speed and same distance d with v2
Speed . Find average speed.
• Abdul, while driving to school, computes the average speed for his
trip to be 20 km h–1. On his return trip along the same route, there is
less traffic and the average speed is 30 km h–1. What is the average
speed for Abdul’s trip?