Kinematic Equations Chapter 2 Section 2

Accelerated Motion  Motion with constant acceleration is what we will mostly look at in this class  Example:  Gravity: Objects fall to the ground at a constant 9.8m/s² (neglecting air resistance)

Galileo Galilei  Galileo was the first to describe gravity and how it acted.  He discovered the ideas behind how displacement, velocity and acceleration are all related to one another.  He developed the kinematic equations

Kinematics  There is a set of equations used to govern objects motion with constant acceleration. These equations are called the kinematic equations…

Kinematic Variables  There are 5 different variables when considering a problem to use the kinematic equations.  Vf = Final Velocity  Vi = Initial Velocity  a = Acceleration  t = time  d = displacement

Kinematic Variables  When solving problems using the kinematic equations:  3 of them must be know  1 is not needed  1 is what your trying to find

Kinematic Equations