Abstract
After this chapter you should
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understand what is meant by average speed
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understand travel graphs of displacements against time
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know the difference between speed and velocity
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know how to measure a velocity
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be able to use graphs of velocity against time to find accelerations and distances gone
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know what acceleration means
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know how to measure accelerations
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know that a mass in uniform circular motion accelerates.
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© 1999 M. J. Harrison, F. R. McKim
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Harrison, M., McKim, F. (1999). Motion. In: Mastering Physics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14553-9_4
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