Velocity Operational definition: dd tt v= Three flavors of velocity uniform average instantaneous

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Velocity Operational definition:

dt

v =

Three flavors of velocityuniformaverageinstantaneous

Uniform motion

d = 60 cm

t = 15 sec

d = 60 cm

t = 15 sec

Interpret: 60/15 = 4 cm/sec

d = 60 cm d = 60 cm

t = 15 sec t = 15 sec

Velocity Operational definition:

dt

v =

Three flavors of velocityuniformaverageinstantaneous

Graphing uniform motion

d = 60 cm d = 60 cm

t = 15 sec t = 15 sec

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)

Position (cm)

5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Uniform motion

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Position (cm)

Uniform motion

d = 60 cm

t = 15 sec

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Position (cm)

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Position (cm)

Uniform motion

d = 60 cm d = 60 cm

t = 15 sec t = 15 sec

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Position (cm)

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Position (cm)

A graph is a collection of points

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

Position (cm)

How do we find the velocity?

Time (sec)5 10 15 20 25 30

60

120

00

rise d

run t

slope = riserun = d

tvelocity =

= 4 cm/s

Position (cm)

40

100

= 60 cm

= 15 s

Velocity Operational definition:

dt

v =

Three flavors of velocityuniformaverageinstantaneous

Average velocity Left home at 5:00pm

At 6:00pm I was 60 miles from home

What was my velocity at 5:30pm?

Operational definition of average velocity

dt

vave =

Interpretation of average velocity

Start Finish

The hare’s average velocity is the uniform velocity of the tortoise. In other words, how fast would the tortoise have to plod along to start and finish the race at the same time as the hare?

Interpretation of average velocity

Start Finish

Problem: If the hare traveled at a uniform 10 miles/hour for the first hour and a uniform 4 miles/hour for the last two hours, what was the hare’s average velocity?

What was the tortoise’s uniform velocity?

Does this bullet have a velocity at the instant shown?

picture courtesy of the late, great Doc Edgerton

Velocity Operational definition:

dt

v =

Three flavors of velocityuniformaverageinstantaneous

What is the velocity of this truck?

t = 4 sec t = 4 sec

Time (sec)

Posit

ion

(m

)

0

5

10

15

20

25

0 1 2 3 4 5

What is the velocity at t = 2 sec?

rise d

run t

slope = riserun = d

tinstantaneous velocity =

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Time (sec)

Posit

ion

(m

)

0

5

10

15

20

25

0 1 2 3 4 5

Why use the tangent line?

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Let’s take a closer look

Time (sec)

Posit

ion

(m

)

0

5

10

15

20

25

0 1 2 3 4 5

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Let’s take a closer look

Time (sec)

Posit

ion

(m

)

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Perhaps even closer

Time (sec)

Posit

ion

(m

)

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

5.5

6

6.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9 2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

Pos

itio

n (m

)

This is close enough

Time (sec)

Po

sit

ion

(m

)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

1.9

1.9

2

1.9

4

1.9

6

1.9

8 2

2.0

2

2.0

4

2.0

6

2.0

8

2.1

The slope of this line is 4 m/s

What interpretation can we give to this slope?

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Time (sec)

Po

sit

ion

(m

)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

1.9

1.9

2

1.9

4

1.9

6

1.9

8 2

2.0

2

2.0

4

2.0

6

2.0

8

2.1

Now extend this line in both directions and it becomes the tangent

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Now extend this line in both directions and it becomes the tangent

Time (sec)

Po

sit

ion

(m

)

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

1.9

1.9

2

1.9

4

1.9

6

1.9

8 2

2.0

2

2.0

4

2.0

6

2.0

8

2.1

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Time (sec)

Posit

ion

(m

)

0

5

10

15

20

25

0 1 2 3 4 5

Instantaneous velocity

Pos

itio

n (m

)

Consider the following statement: “d/t gives the velocity for an

interval. If we want the velocity at just one instant, we would divide the position at that instant by the time at that instant: v = d/t.” Is this right?

It’s 12 noon and I’m in Silver Bay.....how fast am I going?

How do you move a pencil to create the following graph?

time

pos

itio

n

What is the corresponding velocity versus time graph?

time

velo

city

How do you move a pencil to create the following graph?

time

pos

itio

n

What is the corresponding velocity versus time graph?

time

velo

city

How do you move a pencil to create the following graph?

time

pos

itio

n

What is the corresponding velocity versus time graph?

time

velo

city

Slope = ?

time

pos

itio

n

Slope = ?

time

pos

itio

n

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

0 1 2 3 4 5

Time (sec)

Posi

tion (m

)

What’s the velocity at t=0?

Graphing velocity

Time (sec)

Vel

ocit

y (m

/s)

1 2 3 4 5 6

2

4

00

6

8

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

0 1 2 3 4 5

Time (sec)

Posi

tion (m

)

What’s the velocity at t=1?

Graphing velocity

Time (sec)1 2 3 4 5 6

2

4

00

6

8

Vel

ocit

y (m

/s)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

0 1 2 3 4 5

Time (sec)

Posi

tion (m

)

What’s the velocity at t=3?

Graphing velocity

Time (sec)1 2 3 4 5 6

2

4

00

6

8

Vel

ocit

y (m

/s)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

0 1 2 3 4 5

Time (sec)

Posi

tion (m

)

What’s the velocity at t=4?

Graphing velocity

Time (sec)1 2 3 4 5 6

2

4

00

6

8

Vel

ocit

y (m

/s)

Graphing velocity

Time (sec)1 2 3 4 5 6

2

4

00

6

8

Vel

ocit

y (m

/s)

How do you move a pencil to create the following graph?

time

velo

city

How do you move a pencil to create the following graph?

time

velo

city

+5

-5

0

Velocity

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