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College Physics 1 - Describing Motion

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This lecture introduces the basic quantities used to describe motion, including position, displacement, time, speed, and velocity. It uses motion diagrams and vectors to model straight-line motion and distinguish distance traveled from displacement.

Syllabus

Intro
MODELING MOTION
THE PARTICLE MODEL
TIME INTERVALS
SPEED
VELOCITY
DISPLACEMENT VECTORS
VECTOR ADDITION
Both cars have the same time interval between photos. Which car, A or B, is going slower?
Two runners jog along a track. The positions are shown at 1 s intervals. Which runner is moving faster?
An ant zig-zags back and forth on a picnic table as shown. The ant's distance traveled and displacement are
Given vectors P and Q, what is P+Q?

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