Physics › Section B · Kinematics in one and two dimensions › Topic B.6
Graphs of one-dimensional motion
A single graph can hold a whole journey: where an object was, how fast it went and when it sped up or turned round. Learning to read slopes and areas lets you pull every one of those facts out of a picture.
In this topic
- Why graph motion?
- Position-time graphs: slope is velocity
- Worked example: a steady walker
- Curved position-time graphs
- Worked example: a tangent slope
- Velocity-time graphs: slope is acceleration
- Area under a velocity-time graph
- Worked example: a short car journey
- Acceleration-time graphs
- One motion, three graphs
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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