1. Kinematics Physics 101: Lecture 03
Today’s lecture will cover Textbook Sections (and some Ch. 4)
HOMEWORK – You can edit it up until Tues morning; go to office hours.
Must do LECTURE preflights

2. Homework Example Calculate the tension in the left string. y x
Do on transparency 07

4. Overview Kinematics: Description of Motion position and displacement
velocity
average
instantaneous
acceleration
relative velocity 10

5. Position vs Time Plots Gives location at any time.
“Displacement” (Dx) is change in position.
Slope (Dx/Dt) gives velocity.
x (m) 3
Position at t=3, x(3) =
Displacement between t=1 and t=5. Dx = t 4
Average velocity between t=5 and t=1. v = -3 12

6. Velocity vs Time Plots 6 v (m/s) Gives velocity at any time.
Area gives displacement
Slope gives acceleration.
Speed s = | v | 3
1.5 6 t 4
velocity at t=2, v(2) =
Change in v between t=5 and t=3. Dv =
Average acceleration between t=5 and t=3: a =
Displacement between t=0 and t=3: Dx=
Average velocity between t=0 and t=3? v= -3

8. Acceleration vs Time Plots
Gives acceleration at any time.
Area gives change in velocity
a (m/s2) 3 6
Acceleration at t=4, a(4) =
Change in v between t=4 and t=1. Dv = 2 t 4 -3

9. Acceleration Preflights
Is it possible for an object to have a positive velocity at the same time as it has a negative acceleration?
1 - Yes
2 - No
If the velocity of some object is not zero, can its acceleration ever be zero ?
1 - Yes
2 - No
What about negative acceleration and speeding up?

10. Velocity ACT A - Yes B - No
If the average velocity of a car during a trip along a straight road is positive, is it possible for the instantaneous velocity at some time during the trip to be negative?
A - Yes
B - No
Drive north 5 miles, put car in reverse and drive south 2 miles. Average velocity is positive.

12. Dropped Ball y x
A ball is dropped from a height of two meters above the ground.
Draw vy vs t -6 v t
0.5 9 A B C D E

13. Dropped Ball x
A ball is dropped for a height of two meters above the ground. t v
Draw v vs t
Draw x vs t
Draw a vs t t a t

14. Tossed Ball
A ball is tossed from the ground up a height of two meters above the ground. And falls back down y x
Draw v vs t v -6 t 1 9 A B C D E

16. Tossed Ball x
A ball is tossed from the ground up a height of two meters above the ground. And falls back down t v
Draw v vs t
Draw x vs t
Draw a vs t t a t

17. ACT
A ball is thrown straight up in the air and returns to its initial position. During the time the ball is in the air, which of the following statements is true?
A - Both average acceleration and average velocity are zero.
B - Average acceleration is zero but average velocity is not zero.
C - Average velocity is zero but average acceleration is not zero.
D - Neither average acceleration nor average velocity are zero.

18. Example Where is velocity zero? Where is velocity positive?
Where is velocity negative?
Where is speed largest?
Where is acceleration zero?
Where is acceleration positive?
position vs. time
velocity vs. time

20. Relative Motion 25

21. Relative Velocity
You are on a train traveling 40 mph North. If you walk 5 mph toward the front of the train, what is your speed relative to the ground?
A) 45 mph B) 40 mph C) 35 mph 25

22. Relative Velocity
You are on a train traveling 40 mph North. If you walk 5 mph toward the rear of the train, what is your speed relative to the ground?
A) 45 mph B) 40 mph C) 35 mph 27

24. Relative Velocity
You are on a train traveling 40 mph North. If you walk 5 mph sideways (West!) across the car, what is your speed relative to the ground?
A) < 40 mph B) 40 mph C) >40 mph 30

25. Relative Velocity
Sometimes your velocity is known relative to a reference frame that is moving relative to the earth.
Example 1: A person moving relative to a train, which is moving relative to the ground.
Example 2: a plane moving relative to air, which is then moving relative to the ground.
These velocities are related by vector addition:
vac is the velocity of the object relative to the ground
vab is the velocity of the object relative to a moving reference frame
vbc is the velocity of the moving reference frame relative to the ground

26. Tractor Demo 1
Which direction should I point the tractor to get it across the table fastest?
A) 30 degrees left
B) Straight across
C) 30 degrees right

28. Tractor Demo (moving table)
Which direction should I point the tractor to get it across the table fastest?
A) 30 degrees left
B) Straight across
C) 30 degrees right

29. Summary of Concepts kinematics: A description of motion
position: your coordinates
displacement: x = change of position
velocity: rate of change of position
average : x/t = (xf – xi) / (tf – ti)
instantaneous: slope on x vs. t plot
acceleration: rate of change of velocity
average: v/t = (vf – vi) / (tf – ti)
instantaneous: slope of v vs. t
relative velocity: vac = vab + vbc

30. Acceleration (m/s2) v(t) t v(t) t
The average acceleration is the change in velocity divided by the change in time.
Instantaneous acceleration is limit of average velocity as Dt gets small. It is the slope of the v(t) plot
v(t) Dt Dv t
Give x vs t plot
v(t) t

32. Velocity Slope of x vs t gives v vs t Area under v vs t gives Dx!
Which plot best represents v(t)
x(t) 4s Dx Dt t 5s
v(t)
v(t)
v(t) t t t