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Name: Graphical Analysis of One-Dimensional Motion
ID: m42103
Language: English (en)
Summary:
  • Describe a straight-line graph in terms of its slope and y-intercept.
  • Determine average velocity or instantaneous velocity from a graph of position vs. time.
  • Determine average or instantaneous acceleration from a graph of velocity vs. time.
  • Derive a graph of velocity vs. time from a graph of position vs. time.
  • Derive a graph of acceleration vs. time from a graph of velocity vs. time.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Acceleration, Dependent variable, Displacement, Independent variable, Kinematics, Motion, Position, Velocity, y-intercept
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), OSC Physics Maintainer (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Dec 21, 2011 11:20 am -0600
Last revision to module: Jun 20, 2012 9:38 am -0500

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Version: 1.3 Jun 20, 2012 9:38 am -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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post W&N QA
Version: 1.2 Jun 13, 2012 4:09 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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initial content publication
Version: 1.1 Dec 22, 2011 10:18 am -0600 by Collins Williamson
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