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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: What Is a Projectile
Students apply both kinematic principles and Newton's laws of motion to understand and explain the motion of objects moving in two dimensions, more specifically, the motion of projectiles.
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The Physics Classroom: Describing Motion With Words
This lesson from the Glenbrook South High School gives a nice review and detailed explanation of velocity, speed, distance, displacement, and acceleration. A good introduction to the "language of Kinematics."
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The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Graph That Motion Interactive
Apply the principles of kinematic graphing to match the motion of eleven objects with their corresponding graphical descriptions. Students must understand how the shape of position-time and velocity-time graphs relate to a motion.
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The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Graphs and Ramps Interactive
Students construct a ramp along which a ball rolls in order to match the given graph. As the ball rolls along the ramp, the motion is plotted in real time, allowing the learner to make adjustments to the ramp in order to successfully...
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The Physics Classroom: Kinematics: Vector Walk
Three different motions are presented to the learner in this interactive, with the challenge of determining the distance traveled and the overall displacement for each.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: The Meaning of Shape for a P T Graph
This physics tutorial involves a study of the relationship between the shape of a p-t graph and the motion of the object.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Meaning of Slope for a P T Graph
In this physics tutorial, examine how the actual slope value of any straight line on a PT graph is the velocity of the object.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Meaning of Shape for a v T Graph
This physics lesson involves a study of the relationship between the shape of a v-t graph and the motion of the object.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Meaning of Slope for a v T Graph
In this part of a physics lesson, examine how the actual slope value of any straight line on a velocity-time graph is the acceleration of the object.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Relating the Shape to the Motion
A series of motion diagrams with corresponding velocity-time graph sketched and explained. Near the end of this page, a few practice problems are given.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Determining the Slope on a v T Graph
Students understand and practice the method for determining the slope of a line on a velocity-time graph.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Determining the Area on a v T Graph
In this interactive physics tutorial, students learn how a plot of velocity versus time can also be used to determine the displacement of an object.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations
In this interactive physics tutorial, investigate the use of equations to describe and represent the motion of objects. These equations are known as kinematic equations.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations/problem Solving
In this tutorial, investigate the process of using the equations to determine unknown information about an object's motion.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations and Free Fall
Students practice applying free fall concepts to problem-solving in this interactive physics tutorial.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Kinematic Equations and Graphs
In this interactive physics tutorial, students investigate the relationships between two methods available to solve problems involving the numerical relationships between displacement, velocity, acceleration and time.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Non Horizontally Launched Projectile Problems
In this physics tutorial on vectors, the use of kinematic equations to solve non-horizontally launched projectiles is demonstrated.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Constant Rightward Velocity
Through an animated illustration of a dot diagram and time graphs, students learn about constant positive velocity.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D: Passing Lane Position vs. Time Graph
This animation depicts two cars, one passing the other, and the animated position-time graph that represents them is shown.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Passing Lane: Velocity vs. Time Graph
An animated velocity-time graph demonstrates the motion of two cars where one is passing the other.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: The Stoplight
Observe the motion of two cars taking off at a stoplight, and make meaning of the accompanying graphs to answer some motion questions.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Motion of a Two Stage Rocket
Observe the motion of the two-stage rocket and the corresponding, animated velocity-time graph in these illustrations.
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Texas Gateway: 2.6 Problem Solving Basics for One Dimensional Kinematics
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Apply and problem-solving steps strategies to solve problems of one-dimensional kinematics and Apply strategies to determine whether or not the result of a problem is...
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Texas Gateway: Kinematics Section Summary
This is a summary of the main topics for AP Physics Chapter 2 Kinematics. These include Displacement; Vectors, Scalars, and Coordinate Systems; Time, Velocity, and Speed; Acceleration; Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One...