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AP Physics C/Mechanics Motion in One Dimension
Motion in One Dimension is among the earliest lessons in Newton’s Classical Mechanics. This page first introduces the terms and then shows users how they are applied to different forms of motion in one dimension.Motion is defined as the action or process of moving or changing place or position. In physics, motion is tracked over time. For the concept of motion in one direction, picture a train going along a straight track. The subject of motion in physics is called a, body. The three properties of motion in one direction are: displacement (x), velocity (v), and acceleration (a). All of these three are linked together very closely.Displacement is defined as the distance (x) a one-dimensional object is from a center point, or an origin. Displacement is plotted against time in a curved graph. A body, in motion in one dimension, can only move left and right.Picture a train that travels along a straight track. The origin is a point on that track, and as the body moves, the distance between the body and the origin is its displacement.
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Last reply by: Kevin Wiggins
Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:16 PM
Post by Kevin Wiggins on October 14, 2017
wouldnt the displacement from [5,10] = -35m final - initial?
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Last reply by: Jamal Tischler
Thu Jan 1, 2015 2:09 PM
Post by Penny Shrum on June 12, 2013
Professor Jishi says something like..."if delta t is extremely small, then the object cannot travel a large distance". (Around 36 min into video). I remember hearing that as speed approaches the speed of light, newtonian mechanics breaks down or no longer work - this is where relativity come in. Is this related to the fact that if the speed is extremely fast (as light travels), then the distance traveled in an extremely small time period could be relatively large? or does this simply not have anything to do with that statement? I am just starting my study of physics at this level, so forgive me if there is an obvious answer?
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Last reply by: Maximillian Lanander
Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:23 AM
Post by Maximillian Lanander on January 26, 2013
In case anybody is having a bad day and manages to get confused, [0,10s] -> is indeed a distance traveled by 25m.
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Last reply by: Jamal Tischler
Thu Jan 1, 2015 2:11 PM
Post by manish digitalfilms on December 16, 2012
velocity is rate of change of displacement. At any particular instant there will be no displacement.so, i think instantaneous velocity is just meaningless.
average velocity is total displacement divided by total time.it gives overall rapidity of motion.
But what does instantaneous velocity give?