Physics 1135

Lecture 1: Topic Overview. One-dimensional kinematics

Objectives: The first part of this lecture is an overview over the course content and structure.
The second part of the lecture introduces kinematics. In this lecture, students will learn to

• describe motion in terms of kinematics quantities
• distinguish between position, distance traveled, and displacement
• define velocity as derivative of position with respect to time
• distinguish between speed and velocity
• define acceleration as derivative of velocity with respect to time
• interpret the sign of velocity and acceleration

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