Objective: We will learn the definition and applications of distance, displacement, and position.

I will be able to calculate the distance and displacement of an object and express it in the proper SI units.

Objective: We will learn the definition and applications of distance, displacement, and position.

I will be able to calculate the distance and displacement of an object and express it in the proper SI units.

m meterskg kilogramss seconds

Objective: We will learn the definition and applications of distance, displacement, and position.

I will be able to calculate the distance and displacement of an object and express it in the proper SI units.

Objective: We will learn the definition and applications of distance, displacement, and position.

I will be able to calculate the distance and displacement of an object and express it in the proper SI units.

Objective: We will learn the definition and applications of distance, displacement, and position.

I will be able to calculate the distance and displacement of an object and express it in the proper SI units.

A

B

50 mdisplacement

100 m

distance

Objective: We will learn the definition and applications of distance, displacement, and position.

We will learn the definitions and equations for average speed and velocity as they relate to distance, displacement and time.

I will be able to determine the average velocity of a particle given a graph of position vs. time.

We will learn the definitions and equations for average speed and velocity as they relate to distance, displacement and time.

I will be able to determine the average velocity of a particle given a graph of position vs. time.

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time t= =

∆

Speed is a magnitude – always a positive number

We will learn the definitions and equations for average speed and velocity as they relate to distance, displacement and time.

I will be able to determine the average velocity of a particle given a graph of position vs. time.

Average velocity is + or – depending on direction.

� where:vave = average velocity∆x = displacement

∆t = elapsed time� The SI unit of velocity is the m/s.

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xv

t

∆=

∆

We will learn the definitions and equations for average speed and velocity as they relate to distance, displacement and time.

I will be able to determine the average velocity of a particle given a graph of position vs. time.

We will learn the definitions and equations for average speed and velocity as they relate to distance, displacement and time.

I will be able to determine the average velocity of a particle given a graph of position vs. time.

We will learn the definitions and equations for average speed and velocity as they relate to distance, displacement and time.

I will be able to determine the average velocity of a particle given a graph of position vs. time.

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t

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t

x

∆x

∆t

A

B � �∆�

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x (m)