KINEMATICS

 

Basic Definitions

 

Displacement is the distance, in a straight line, between the start and end point.

 

eg 1)

eg. 2)

eg. 3)

             

 

in this case displacement = 0!

 

Speed is a SCALAR (ie it has magnitude

             and no direction)

 

 

 

 

Velocity is a VECTOR (ie it has     

    magnitude and direction)