kinematic

(adjective)

of or relating to motion or kinematics

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Examples of kinematic in the following topics:

  • Defining Kinematics

    • Kinematics is the study of the motion of points, objects, and groups of objects without considering the causes of its motion.
    • The study of kinematics is often referred to as the "geometry of motion."
    • A formal study of physics begins with kinematics.
    • Kinematic analysis is the process of measuring the kinematic quantities used to describe motion.
    • Kinematic equations can be used to calculate the trajectory of particles or objects.

  • Constant Angular Acceleration

    • Kinematics is the description of motion.
    • We have already studied kinematic equations governing linear motion under constant acceleration:
    • Similarly, the kinematics of rotational motion describes the relationships among rotation angle, angular velocity, angular acceleration, and time.
    • By using the relationships a=rα, v=rω, and x=rθ, we derive all the other kinematic equations for rotational motion under constant acceleration:
    • Relate angle of rotation, angular velocity, and angular acceleration to their equivalents in linear kinematics

  • Applications

    • There are four kinematic equations that describe the motion of objects without consideration of its causes.
    • Kinematics is the branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of points, bodies (objects), and systems of bodies (groups of objects) without consideration of the causes of motion.
    • There are four kinematic equations when the initial starting position is the origin, and the acceleration is constant:
    • Notice that the four kinematic equations involve five kinematic variables: $d$, $v$, $v_0$, $a$, and $t$.
    • Choose which kinematics equation to use in problems in which the initial starting position is equal to zero

  • Problem-Solving Techniques

    • Examine the situation to determine that rotational kinematics (rotational motion) is involved.

  • Kinematics of UCM

  • Motion with Constant Acceleration

    • Acceleration can be derived easily from basic kinematic principles.
    • Due to the algebraic properties of constant acceleration, there are kinematic equations that relate displacement, initial velocity, final velocity, acceleration, and time.

  • The Kinematics of Photon Scattering

  • Relationship Between Linear and Rotational Quantitues

    • With the relationship of the linear and angular speed/acceleration, we can derive the following four rotational kinematic equations for constant $a$ and $\alpha$:

  • Centripetial Acceleration

    • As mentioned in previous sections on kinematics, any change in velocity is given by an acceleration.

  • Average Velocity: A Graphical Interpretation

    • The kinematic formula for calculating average velocity is the change in position over the time of travel.