Describe and analyse motion in one and two dimensions. From a sprinter off the blocks to a plane crossing a crosswind, kinematics provides the mathematical language for how objects move, through vectors, graphs, equations of motion and relative motion on a plane.
The difference between scalar and vector quantities; how to calculate displacement, velocity and acceleration; the five equations of motion.
Why velocity-time graphs reveal displacement through area; how projectile motion separates into independent horizontal and vertical components.
Solve multi-step kinematics problems; analyse motion graphs; predict projectile trajectories; choose the correct equation of motion for any scenario.