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Physics - Kinematics for High School and AP Physics 1
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Physics - Kinematics for High School and AP Physics 1

Master one-dimensional and two-dimensional kinematics with graphs, equations, vectors, and problem solving
Created byCorey Mousseau
Last updated 6/2026
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What you'll learn

  • Understand the major concepts of kinematics in 1 and 2 dimensions.

Course content

5 sections • 33 lectures • 5h 7m total length

  • Introduction to Kinematics1:57

    Explore mechanics within physics, focusing on motion, forces, and energy. Learn kinematics as the study of motion without forces, using distance, velocity, and acceleration.

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  • Workbook - Kinematics in 1D - HUGE pack of worksheets for you to try out!0:12
  • Scalars vs. Vectors3:46

    Distinguish scalars and vectors: scalars have magnitude only, vectors have magnitude and direction. Learn examples such as mass and temperature versus displacement, velocity, and momentum.

  • Distance vs. Displacement10:21

    Clarify the difference between distance and displacement: distance is a scalar of how far you moved, while displacement is a vector from start to finish, in meters.

  • Speed vs. Velocity9:14

    Compare speed and velocity by defining speed as a scalar 'how fast' and velocity as a vector with direction, using average and instantaneous forms and distinguishing distance from displacement.

  • Acceleration14:23

    Explore acceleration as the rate of change of velocity, emphasizing direction and vector concepts, positive and negative values, and uniform accelerated motion in two dimensions.

  • Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Equations9:49

    Explore uniform accelerated motion and its five motion variables—time, displacement, v_i, v_f, a—and use v_f = v_i + a t and Δd = v_i t + 1/2 a t^2.

  • Uniform Accelerated Motion (UAM) Examples20:06

    Solve uniform accelerated motion problems by identifying knowns and unknowns, applying vf = vi + a t, and finding velocity, displacement, and initial velocity with units.

  • PRACTICE: Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Worksheet0:01
  • Free Fall11:46

    Free fall is the acceleration due to gravity, independent of mass; on earth air resistance can complicate it, but in a vacuum a hammer and feather fall together.

  • Free Fall Example Problems20:05

    Explore free fall and one-dimensional motion, solving displacement, velocity, and time under gravity using g ≈ 9.8 m/s^2, with example problems from ice fall to up and down motion.

  • Isolating Variables - Math Review18:37

    Master isolating variables in physics equations by rearranging terms, applying reverse pen das and the order of operations, and handling fractions, exponents, and radicals to solve for the unknown.

Requirements

  • Students should be strong in algebra and have a basic foundation in geometry.

Description

This course is one of several Mousseau Physics courses designed for students in high school physics, AP Physics 1, and introductory algebra based college physics. In this course we focus on kinematics, the language of motion. Students will study position, displacement, distance, velocity, speed, acceleration, motion graphs, free fall, vectors, projectiles, and two-dimensional motion.


The videos and resources use clear lectures, demonstrations, diagrams, and worked out example problems. Students will practice translating between words, graphs, equations, and physical motion. That skill matters because kinematics is often the first major unit in physics, and it becomes the foundation for later topics such as forces, energy, momentum, circular motion, and rotation.


This course is especially useful for students who want more than formula memorization. We focus on what the variables mean, how to choose the right equation, how signs and directions work, and how to check whether an answer makes physical sense. The course does not require calculus, but calculus based students can still use it to strengthen their motion fundamentals.


By the end of the course, students should be more confident reading motion graphs, solving one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion problems, explaining projectile motion, and approaching new kinematics questions in a structured way.


Students can work straight through the course as a full unit or use individual lessons as targeted support alongside a class. The videos are built to be paused, rewound, and practiced with pencil and paper, so the course works well for homework help, test review, exam preparation, or rebuilding a topic that did not fully click the first time.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is designed for Introductory level college physics students as well as any high school physics student.

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