PHYS 1750: SELECTED TOPICS in PHYSICS
LECTURE 05. Projectiles and Reative Motion
| A. | Vector Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration | ||
| 1. | Displacement: difference between two position vectors | ||
| 2. | Velocity: displacement change divided by scalar time interval | ||
| 3. | Acceleration: velocity change divided by scalar time interval | ||
| 3.4. | Projectile Motion | ||
| 1. | Independence of components | ||
| a. | Cartesian coordinates again | ||
| b. | Analyze each component independently | ||
| 2. | Projectiles move on vertical plane | ||
| 3. | Vertical acceleration is g | ||
| 4. | Horizontal acceleration is zero | ||
| 3.5. | Relative Motion | ||
| 1. | Boats and rivers, airplanes and wind... | ||
| 2. | All motion is relative... | ||