Kinematic Terms
Definitions
Definitions
Displacement (s) (Distance from O): The relative position of an object with respect to a point (origin, O).
Displacement (s) (Distance from O): The relative position of an object with respect to a point (origin, O).
Velocity (v): The rate of change of displacement with respect to time.
Velocity (v): The rate of change of displacement with respect to time.
Speed: The magnitude of the velocity.
Speed: The magnitude of the velocity.
Acceleration (a): The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Acceleration (a): The rate of change of velocity with respect to time.
Deceleration / Retardation: Negative acceleration.
Deceleration / Retardation: Negative acceleration.
Initial: When time, t = 0.
Initial: When time, t = 0.
Rest: Not moving, v = 0.
Rest: Not moving, v = 0.