AP Kinematics Review Sheet Basic Terms: Position ? Location (sometimes in x and y coordinates) Displacement ? Distance and direction from initial position Speed ? Rate of change of displacement; magnitude only Velocity ? Rate of change of displacement; direction and magnitude; v = ?x/?t Acceleration ? Rate of change of velocity; direction and magnitude; a = ?v/?t For graphs of position versus time, velocity versus time, and acceleration versus time: Velocity is the slope of a position versus time graph Average velocity ? only use the first and last points Instantaneous velocity ? use the slope of the tangent line to the curve *The area under a velocity vs time graph equals distance acceleration is the slope of a velocity versus time graph
AP Physics B - Kinematics & Projectile Motion
AP Kinematics Review Sheet Basic Terms: Position ? Location (sometimes in x and y coordinates) Displacement ? Distance and direction from initial position Speed ? Rate of change of displacement; magnitude only Velocity ? Rate of change of displacement; direction and magnitude; v = ?x/?t Acceleration ? Rate of change of velocity; direction and magnitude; a = ?v/?t For graphs of position versus time, velocity versus time, and acceleration versus time: Velocity is the slope of a position versus time graph Average velocity ? only use the first and last points Instantaneous velocity ? use the slope of the tangent line to the curve *The area under a velocity vs time graph equals distance acceleration is the slope of a velocity versus time graph
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