Week 2 Learning Materials

OpenStax – College Physics

Chapter 2:

Read the following sections:

• 2.1 | Displacement
• 2.3 | Time, Velocity, and Speed
• 2.4 | Acceleration
• 2.5 | Motion Equations for Constant Acceleration in One Dimension
• 2.6 | Problem-Solving Basics for One-Dimensional Kinematics
• 2.7 | Falling Objects

Video Lectures

Vectors and Scalars

Watch this video lecture to learn an introduction to vectors and scalars.

Displacement from Time and Velocity

Watch this video lecture to learn about displacement from time and velocity.

Advanced Reading

Understanding Acceleration: An interplay between different mathematics and physics representations

This advanced reading is optional but highly encouraged.

Sources:

College Physics by OpenStax. Retrieved from: https://openstax.org/details/books/college-physics?Book%20details. Licensed under: CC-BY 4.0.

All Khan Academy content is available for free at www.khanacademy.org

A-M Pendrill 2019 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1286 012070 Retrieved from: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/1286/1/012070. Licensed under: CC BY 3.0.