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One-dimensional motion

Introduction to physics

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Introduction to physics
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What is physics?
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Preparing to study physics
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Displacement, velocity, and time

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Intro to vectors and scalars
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Introduction to reference frames
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What is displacement?
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Calculating average velocity or speed
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Solving for time
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Displacement from time and velocity example
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Instantaneous speed and velocity
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What is velocity?
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Position vs. time graphs
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What are position vs. time graphs?
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Practice
Average velocity and average speed from graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Instantaneous velocity and instantaneous speed from graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Acceleration

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Acceleration
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What is acceleration?
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Airbus A380 take-off time
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Airbus A380 take-off distance
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Why distance is area under velocity-time line
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What are velocity vs. time graphs?
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Acceleration vs. time graphs
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What are acceleration vs. time graphs?
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Practice
Acceleration and velocityGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Kinematic formulas and projectile motion

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Average velocity for constant acceleration
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Acceleration of aircraft carrier take-off
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Airbus A380 take-off distance
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Deriving displacement as a function of time, acceleration, and initial velocity
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Plotting projectile displacement, acceleration, and velocity
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Projectile height given time
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Deriving max projectile displacement given time
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Impact velocity from given height
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Viewing g as the value of Earth's gravitational field near the surface
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What are the kinematic formulas?
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Choosing kinematic equations
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Practice
Setting up problems with constant accelerationGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
Kinematic formulas in one-dimensionGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!

Old videos on projectile motion

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Projectile motion (part 1)
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Projectile motion (part 2)
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Projectile motion (part 3)
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Projectile motion (part 4)
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Projectile motion (part 5)
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About this unit

In this tutorial we begin to explore ideas of velocity and acceleration. We do exciting things like throw things off cliffs (far safer on paper than in real life) and see how high a ball will fly in the air.