Movement (II)

1^st year of post-compulsory secondary education


	Movement (II)

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4.2 Ascending and descending movement

A body is thrown vertically upwards. How does its velocity vary along its trajectory? How does its acceleration vary? What are its h/t and v/t graphs like?


	Acceleration

	What is it?
	Average and instantaneous acceleration
	Intrinsic components


	Rectilinear movements (a_n = 0)

	s/t ,v/t and a/t graphs
	The meaning of the v/t graph


	Circular movements (a_n # 0)

	Angular magnitudes
	Relation between angular and linear magnitudes
	Graphic representations


	Examples of movements

	Free fall
	Ascending and descending
	The meeting of moving objects


	Evaluation