Kinematics is the physics of the study of motion.
3.1 – Scalars & Vectors
3.2.1 – Distance
3.2.2 – Displacement
3.3.1 – Speed
3.3.2 – Velocity
3.4 – Acceleration
3.5.1 – Data Table Questions
3.5.2 – Ticker Tape Timer
3.6 – Displacement-Time Graph
3.7 – Velocity-Time Graph
3.8 – Free-Fall
3.9 – Equations of Motion
3.10.1 – Projectile Motion (Advanced Physics Topic)
Quotes by Physicists
"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."
Albert Einstein
| History |
- Mechanics is the branch of physics that deals with the study of motion and its causes. Through a careful process of observation and experimentation, Galileo Galilei used experiments to overturn Aristotle’s ideas of the motion of objects, for example the flawed idea that heavy objects fall faster than lighter ones, which dominated physics for about 2,000 years.
- The greatest contribution to the development of mechanics is by one of the greatest physicist of all time, Sir Isaac Newton. By extending Galileo’s methods and understanding of motion and gravitation, Newton developed the three laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation, and successfully applied them to both terrestrial and celestial systems to predict and explain phenomena. He showed that nature is governed by a few special rules or laws that can be expressed in mathematical formulae. Newton’s combination of logical experimentation and mathematical analysis shaped the way science has been done ever since.
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