Physics: A beginners guide to Kinematics

Name: Physics: A beginners guide to Kinematics
Rating: 4.5 (85 reviews)

This introduction course to vectors and kinematics is suitable for interested students with good algebra skills.

Created byRyan Thompson

Last updated 11/2017

English

What you'll learn

understand the basic concepts of vectors and how to solve motion problems with them

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 2h 29m total length

Vectors and Scalars20:13
Introduction to Vectors and Scalars
Speed, Average Velocity and Instantaneous Velocity10:22
Learn the difference between speed and velocity and how this difference is handled in the physics of simple motion.
Acceleration11:19
This lecture is about acceleration, it's units and how to calculate it.
Motion Graphs36:02
Introduction to displacement, velocity and acceleration time graphs for objects moving at constant velocity or constant acceleration.
Equations of Motion14:04
Vector Addition23:15
Learn how to add vectors using components.
Bonus Lecture: Projectile Motion34:07
A brief explanation with worked out examples for projectile motion style questions.

Requirements

Algebra Skills at a Junior High School Level

Description

This course will explain the difference between a vector and a scalar and demonstrate how to solve simple problems in physics with them. I have been teaching physics for 14 years and I will guide you through this amazing subject. At the end of this course you will understand a fundamental property of physics: the vector and be able to solve simple problems with vectors. Sample questions and worked out answers are also a part of this course.

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in physics