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What is mechanics?
What is mechanics?
Studying the motion of objects.
What is kinematics?
What is kinematics?
Describing the motion of objects.
What methods are used to describe kinematics?
What methods are used to describe kinematics?
Words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations.
What are scalars?
What are scalars?
What are vectors?
What are vectors?
Give examples of vector and scalar quantities.
Give examples of vector and scalar quantities.
Is '5 m' a scalar or vector?
Is '5 m' a scalar or vector?
Is '30 m/s, East' a scalar or vector?
Is '30 m/s, East' a scalar or vector?
Is '5 mi, North' a scalar or vector?
Is '5 mi, North' a scalar or vector?
Is '20 degrees Celsius' a scalar or vector?
Is '20 degrees Celsius' a scalar or vector?
Is '256 bytes' a scalar or vector?
Is '256 bytes' a scalar or vector?
Is '4000 Calories' a scalar or vector?
Is '4000 Calories' a scalar or vector?
Which quantity is distance?
Which quantity is distance?
Which quantity is displacement?
Which quantity is displacement?
How would you describe distance?
How would you describe distance?
How would you describe displacement?
How would you describe displacement?
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Study Notes
Mechanics and Kinematics
- Mechanics is the branch of physics studying the motion of objects.
- Kinematics specifically describes the motion of objects without considering the forces acting on them.
Methods of Describing Kinematics
- Kinematics can be described using various methods: words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations.
Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Scalars are quantities characterized solely by magnitude; they do not include direction.
- Vectors are quantities defined by both magnitude and direction.
Examples of Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Scalar examples include:
- Distance (e.g., 5 m)
- Temperature (e.g., 20 degrees Celsius)
- Data size (e.g., 256 bytes)
- Energy (e.g., 4000 Calories)
- Vector examples include:
- Displacement (e.g., 30 m/s, East)
- Velocity (e.g., 5 mi, North)
- Acceleration
Specific Quantities
- Distance is classified as a scalar quantity, representing the total ground covered by an object.
- Displacement is classified as a vector quantity, indicating the overall change in position and how far out of place an object is.
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