Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • compare and contrast distance and displacement;
  • define and distinguish between vector and scalar physical quantities;
  • explain the relationship between instantaneous and average values for physical quantities;
  • compare and contrast speed and velocity;
  • solve one-dimensional kinematics problems;
  • describe the effects of gravity on an object in motion;
  • calculate the position and velocity of an object in free fall; and
  • draw and interpret graphs for displacement and velocity as functions of time, and determine velocity and acceleration from them.
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