Motion Chapter Lecture Notes

Lecturer: Abhishek Mercedes

Introduction

• Purpose: To cover all definitions, important topics, and formulas of the motion chapter within 15 minutes.
• Recommendation: Watch the video before exams to refresh concepts.
• Further Resources: Links to detailed sessions are available in the description and cards.

Audience Interaction

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Key Topics Covered

Distance

• Definition: Total path covered by an object.
• Properties: Always positive or zero, cannot be negative.
• Quantity Type: Scalar
• Units: Meters

Displacement

• Definition: Shortest distance between the initial and final positions of an object.
• Properties: Can be positive, zero, or negative.
• Quantity Type: Vector
• Units: Meters

Speed

• Definition: Distance covered per unit time.
• Formula: Speed = Distance / Time
• Properties: Always positive or zero
• Quantity Type: Scalar
• Units: Meters per second (m/s)

Average Speed

• Definition: Total distance covered divided by total time taken.
• Formula: Average Speed = Total Distance / Total Time
• Properties: Always positive or zero
• Quantity Type: Scalar
• Units: Meters per second (m/s)

Velocity

• Definition: Displacement per unit time.
• Formula: Velocity = Displacement / Time
• Properties: Can be positive, zero, or negative
• Quantity Type: Vector
• Units: Meters per second (m/s)

Average Velocity

• Definition: Total displacement divided by total time taken.
• Formula: Average Velocity = Total Displacement / Total Time
• Properties: Can be positive, zero, or negative
• Quantity Type: Vector
• Units: Meters per second (m/s)

Uniform Motion

• Definition: Object covers equal distances in equal intervals of time.

Non-uniform Motion

• Definition: Object covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time.

Acceleration

• Definition: Rate of change of velocity.
• Formula: a = (v - u) / t
• Properties: Can be positive, zero, or negative
• Quantity Type: Vector
• Units: Meters per second squared (m/s²)

Graphs

Distance-Time Graph

• Purpose: To store a lot of information in a compact form.
• Types of Graphs:
  • Linear Graph: Represents uniform motion.
  • Non-linear Graph: Represents non-uniform motion.
  • Parallel to Time Axis: Indicates stationary object (distance remains constant over time).

Velocity-Time Graph

• Purpose: Similar to Distance-Time Graph but for velocity.
• Key Points:
  • Linear Graph: Represents constant acceleration (non-uniform motion).
  • Parallel to Time Axis: Indicates uniform motion (velocity remains constant).

Important Notes

• Slope of Distance-Time Graph: Gives speed.
• Slope formula: Slope = Δy / Δx (Vertical axis / Horizontal axis)
• Slope of Velocity-Time Graph: Gives acceleration.
• Area Under Velocity-Time Graph: Gives displacement.

Equations of Motion

• First Equation: v = u + at
• Second Equation: s = ut + 1/2 at²
• Third Equation: v² - u² = 2as
• Symbols:
  • v: Final velocity
  • u: Initial velocity
  • a: Acceleration
  • t: Time
  • s: Displacement

Uniform Circular Motion

• Definition: Object moves in a circle with constant speed.
• Key Points:
  • Direction changes continuously; hence velocity changes continuously.
  • It's not uniform motion despite constant speed because of direction change.
  • Constant speed but varying velocity leads to acceleration.
  • Formula to find velocity in circular motion: Tangent to the point of the circle.

Closing Notes

• Encouragement to comment if interested in more topics.
• Reminder to review the calculations of velocity, speed, and other variables in the comments for more clarity.