DESCRIBING MOTION

 KINEMATICS - is a sub-branch of Physics which deals with describing the motion of objects
using words, diagrams, numbers, graphs, and equations.

FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

DISTANCE VS DISPLACEMENT

 Reference point - A place or an object used to describe if something is in

motion or not. A good reference point gives you a precise description of an
object’s location or position.

 Displacement - the length of straight-line space between two positions

 Distance - the total length of a certain path between two positions

SCALARS AND VECTORS

 Scalar quantity - is a quantity that can be completely described by a

magnitude only; that is simply a numerical value and a unit. All fundamental
quantities are scalar like length, mass and time to mention a few. Distance
and speed are also scalar quantities.

 Vectors - give a more specific information compared to scalars. For example,

in scalar, you may be running at a speed of 1 meter per second whether you
go east or beyond the Earth. In vectors, you do not only describe how fast
you are going but also where you are going.

SPEED VS VELOCITY

 Speed - If an object is moving, we normally quantify it at the rate at which

it moves. To compute the speed of a moving object, divide the distance
covered by the object by the amount of time it takes to travel
that distance.

 Velocity - is similar to speed except that it not only tells how fast or how
slow the motion is, it also indicates the direction.