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MOTION!
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A lecture by
The PhysicsWhiz
Anything common to the
previous pictures?
MOTION!
 Motion defined
 Any change in position with respect
to a frame of reference.

 Frame of reference – any physical

entity which could serve as basis in
telling that an object is moving.
 Mechanics
the branch of Physics that is concerned with
the analysis of the action of forces on matter
or material systems.
 Kinematics branch
 Dynamics is the of mechanics that
branch of mechanics studies the motion
that is concerned of a body or a
with the effects of system of bodies
forces on the motion without
of a body or system consideration given
of bodies, especially to its mass or the
of forces that do not forces acting on it
originate within the
system itself.
 Unlocking of Difficulties
 Distance
 Displacement

 Speed

 Velocity

 Acceleration

 Deceleration

 Instantaneous Speed

 Instantaneous Velocity
 Distance vs. Displacement
 Distance is the  Displacement is
extent of space the shortest length
between two between two
objects or places; points. It is a
an intervening
space. It is also the vector quantity.
total length
traversed by a
moving object. It
is a scalar quantity.
 Consider this example.
 I traveled to meet her. I headed 2.0
m North, then 2.0 m East.
 What distance did I travel? What was

my displacement?
 His distance is 4.0 m.

 His displacement is 2.8 m, 45 deg N

of E.
 Consider another example.
 Stacy ran swiftly to meet Christian.
She headed 15m North, then 12m
25˚N of E, then finally 21m East until
she gave the boy a hug!
 What was her distance and

displacement?
 Distance = 48m, Displacement =

38m, 32˚N of E
 Speed vs. Average
 Speed is the ratio  Velocity is the
of distance ratio of change in
traveled to time position to time
interval. It is a interval over which
scalar quantity. change takes
place. It is a vector
quantity.

the two terms can just be interchanged in an

ordinary conversation, but they should have
a distinction in Physics.
What do you call the device in
your car that measures
speed?

SPEEDOMETER
 Consider this example.
 A sprinter runs for 15 seconds
towards southeast and covers 6.0 x
10 m.
 What is his speed? What is his

velocity?
 Speed is 4.0 m/sec.

 Velocity is 4.0 m/sec, southeast.

 Acceleration vs. Deceleration
Acceleration, in general, means change in
velocity per unit time.
Since it involves velocity which is a vector
quantity, therefore, acceleration is likewise a
vector quantity.

 Acceleration  Deceleration
means it is means it is
increasing in decreasing in
speed. speed.
Uniform vs. Non-uniform motion
 An object in a  An object, on the
uniform motion is other hand, that is
moving in a moving in a speed
straight line at that varies from
constant speed. time to time is said
 Rare type of to be in a non-
motion. uniform motion.
 Such type of
motion is the most
common.
 Accelerated Motion vs
Uniformly Accelerated Motion
 Accelerated  Uniformly
motion is achieved accelerated
when a moving motion is attained
object is moving at when a moving
a non-uniform object travels in
fashion. straight line and
the speed varies
uniformly with
time.
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