AP
Physics B Objectives
I.
Kinematics:
Motion in one
dimension
A. Students should
understand the general
relationships among
position, velocity, and acceleration for the motion of a particle along
a straight line, so that:
- Given a graph of position as
a function of time,
they can
recognize in what time intervals velocity or acceleration is positive,
negative or zero, and can identify or sketch a graph of velocity as a
function of time.
- Given a graph of velocity as
a function of time,
they can recognize in what time intervals acceleration is
positive,
negative, or zero, and can identify or sketch graphs of position and
acceleration as functions of time.
B. Students should
understand the special case of
motion with constant acceleration so that they can:
- Write down expressions for
velocity and
position as functions of time, and identify or sketch graphs of these
quantities.
- Use the equations:
Made 25 July 2006
by Lori Andersen.
