The Physics Hypertextbook: Graphs of Motion

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written by Glenn Elert

This tutorial explains how to read, construct, and interpret kinematic graphs. It includes animated examples, links to five worksheets, and related problems for student exploration. This item is part of an online textbook in introductory physics.

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http://physics.info/motion-graphs/

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in One Dimension	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Textbook = Tutorial

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Keywords:: acceleration, acceleration vs. time graph, average acceleration, displacement, graphing motion, instantaneous acceleration, kinematics, motion graphs, position vs. time graph, velocity, velocity vs. time graph
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 23, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: November 17, 2009 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 27, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Graphing

A very well-organized tutorial on how to construct and interpret three basic kinematic graphs: P/T, V/T and A/T. It includes animated examples, links to five worksheets, and related problems for student exploration.

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G. Elert, The Physics Hypertextbook: Graphs of Motion (1998), <http://physics.info/motion-graphs/>.

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Elert, G. (2007, June 27). The Physics Hypertextbook: Graphs of Motion. Retrieved May 19, 2013, from http://physics.info/motion-graphs/

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Elert, Glenn. The Physics Hypertextbook: Graphs of Motion. June 27, 2007. http://physics.info/motion-graphs/ (accessed 19 May 2013).

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Elert, Glenn. The Physics Hypertextbook: Graphs of Motion. 1998. 27 June 2007. 19 May 2013 <http://physics.info/motion-graphs/>.

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