Physics Topic: Kinematics
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Define displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration.
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Use graphical methods to represent distance travelled, displacement, speed, velocity and acceleration.
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Find displacement from the area under a velocity-time graph.
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Use the slope of a displacement-time graph to find the velocity.
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Use the slope of a velocity-time graph to find the acceleration.
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Derive, from the definitions of velocity and acceleration, equations which represent uniformly accelerated motion in a straight line.
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Solve problems using equations which represent uniformly accelerated motion in a straight line, including the motion of bodies falling in a uniform gravitational field without air resistance.
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Describe qualitatively the motion of bodies falling in a uniform gravitational field with air resistance.
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Describe and explain motion due to a uniform velocity in one direction and a uniform acceleration in a perpendicular direction.