Engineering Physics
Speeding Up versus Slowing Down
Now how can one tell if the object is speeding up or slowing down? Speeding up means that…
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Engineering Physics
Positive Velocity versus Negative Velocity
The answers to these questions hinge on one’s ability to read a graph. Since the graph is a…
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Constant Velocity versus Changing Velocity
Consider a car moving with a constant, rightward (+) velocity – say of +10 m/s. As learned in an earlier lesson,…
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Motion with Velocity vs. Time Graphs
The Meaning of Shape for a v-t Graph Our study of 1-dimensional kinematics has been concerned with the…
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Using the Slope Equation
The slope equation says that the slope of a line is found by determining the amount of rise…
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Determining the Slope on a p-t Graph
It was learned earlier in Lesson 3 that the slope of the line on a position versus time graph is…
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The Meaning of Slope for a p-t Graph
As discussed in the previous part of Lesson 3, the slope of a position vs. time graph reveals pertinent information…
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Representing an Accelerated Motion
As a final application of this principle of slope, consider the two graphs below. Both graphs show plotted…
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The Importance of Slope
The shapes of the position versus time graphs for these two basic types of motion – constant velocity…
July 28, 2021 · JacobEngineering Physics
Motion with Position vs. Time Graphs
The Meaning of Shape for a p-t Graph Our study of 1-dimensional kinematics has been concerned with the…
July 28, 2021 · Jacob