kinematics

Revisiting the Velocity-Time Function https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/revisiting-the-velocity-time-function/ Author: @neilparker62 In classical mechanics, kinematics allows us to describe the motion of bodies without considering the forces that cause that motion... Read more

Kinematics: The Velocity-Time Function Author’s Preface: A Collaborative Approach to Lesson Development The intention behind what I hope will be a series of articles on Kinematics (this one being the first) is to begin an open, collaborative process of lesson development on Physics Forums. In order to expedite this workflow, I am making deliberate use...

Problem Statement : For a particle moving in one dimension along the ##x## axis with constant acceleration ##a_0## (see figure alongside), the three well known equations of high school kinematics are ##(1)\; v_(t)=v_0+a_0t\quad (2)\... Read more

Problem Statement : For a particle moving in one dimension along the ##x## axis with constant acceleration ##a_0## (see figure alongside), the three well known equations of high school kinematics are ##(1)\; v_(t)=v_0+a_0t\quad (2)\... Read more

Scientific Reports, Published online: 16 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-48558-4 Kinetics, kinematics, and performance modeling of two arm swing techniques in the swimming kick-start

It’s a lot more kinetically impressive than slithering The post Here’s How Snakes Defy Gravity to Stand Up appeared first on Nautilus .

This is my 28th year teaching high school physics. The last 23 years I’ve been at Century High School, in Hillsboro, Oregon, and I’ve taught... The post Introducing Kinematics Using Motion Detection and Real-Time Graph Matching appeared first on Vernier .

This story seems to be getting a lot of legs. A couple of people have pointed it out to me already. A UCSD physicist claimed victory over a traffic ticket by using a simple kinematic analysis . A physicist at the University of California San Diego used his knowledge of measuring bodies in motion to show in court why he couldn't be guilty of a ticket for failing to halt at a stop sign. The argum…