Understand and use the language of kinematics: position; displacement; distance travelled; velocity; speed; acceleration.

Terms and definitions

Understand, use and interpret graphs in kinematics for motion in a straight line: displacement against time and interpretation of gradient; velocity against time and interpretation of gradient and area under the graph.

Interpret graphs in kinematics for motion in a straight line

Understand, use and derive the formulae for constant acceleration for motion in a straight line; extend to 2 dimensions using vectors.

Acceleration in a straight line Acceleration using vectors

Use calculus in kinematics for motion in a straight line:

\(v = \dfrac{dr}{dt}\), \(a = \dfrac{dv}{dt} = \dfrac{d^2r}{dt^2}\), \(r = \displaystyle\int{v}~dt\), \(v = \displaystyle\int{a}~dt\); extend to 2 dimensions using vectors.

Use calculus in kinematics for motion in a straight line Use calculus in kinematics for vectors

Model motion under gravity in a vertical plane using vectors; projectiles.

Model motion under gravity in a vertical plane using vectors Projectiles