# Kinematics: Motion Description and Analysis

Central concept: **Kinematics**

## Connections

- Kinematics (uses) -> Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Kinematics (describes) -> Displacement
- Kinematics (describes) -> Velocity
- Kinematics (describes) -> Acceleration
- Kinematics (includes) -> Uniform Motion
- Kinematics (includes) -> Uniformly Accelerated Motion
- Kinematics (applies) -> Graphical Analysis
- Kinematics (extends to) -> Relative Motion
- Kinematics (extends to) -> Two-Dimensional Motion
- Velocity (rate of change) -> Displacement
- Acceleration (rate of change) -> Velocity
- Graphical Analysis (includes) -> Velocity-Time Graphs
- Velocity-Time Graphs (derives) -> Kinematic Equations
- Uniform Motion (analyzed by) -> Graphical Analysis
- Uniformly Accelerated Motion (analyzed by) -> Graphical Analysis
- Relative Motion (uses) -> Scalar and Vector Quantities
- Two-Dimensional Motion (uses) -> Scalar and Vector Quantities

## Notes

- **Kinematics**: Description of motion in terms of displacement, velocity, acceleration and time [Topic](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41870)
- **Scalar and Vector Quantities**: Operationally defined and contrasted quantities in motion analysis [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41872), [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41872)
- **Displacement**: Defined qualitatively and quantitatively as change in position [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41871)
- **Velocity**: Defined qualitatively and quantitatively as rate of change of displacement [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41871)
- **Acceleration**: Defined qualitatively and quantitatively as rate of change of velocity [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41871)
- **Uniform Motion**: Constant velocity motion explained using written, numerical and graphical data [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41873)
- **Uniformly Accelerated Motion**: Constant acceleration motion explained using written, numerical and graphical data [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41873)
- **Graphical Analysis**: Construct and analyze graphs showing relationships among kinematic variables [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41881), [Resource](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/library/resource/pLrxKY6S9kmDV14n2tEk_g)
- **Velocity-Time Graphs**: Acceleration from slope; displacement from area under curve [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41881)
- **Kinematic Equations**: Mathematical models connecting acceleration, velocity and displacement [Resource](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/library/resource/pLrxKY6S9kmDV14n2tEk_g)
- **Relative Motion**: Motion of one object relative to another using displacement and velocity vectors [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41874)
- **Two-Dimensional Motion**: Motion in horizontal or vertical plane using vector components [Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/41875)

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