CIE AS and A Level Physics

The area under a curve in a velocity versus time graph gives

displacement

Average acceleration formula

Average acceleration= change in velocity/change in time

Average speed formula

average speed= total distance/total time

Equation of motion (final velocity v, initial velocity u, acceleration a, time t)

v = u + at

Vector component in x-direction

vcosθ (Where velocity = v)

To find the resultant of vector quantities...

...you can combine the vector quantities by vector addition.

The gradient of a velocity-time graph=

Acceleration

Average acceleration formula (when given displacement)

Acceleration= change in displacement/time taken

Formula for force

Force = mass x acceleration F = ma

The gradient of a displacement-time graph=

Velocity

Velocity formula

Velocity=displacement/time

Equation of motion (Distance s, initial velocity u, final velocity v, time t)

s = [(u+v)/2] • t

Equation of motion (Distance s, initial velocity u, time t, acceleration a)

s = ut + 1/2 • a • t^2

Vector components

the vertical and horizontal vector that makes up the resultant vector

Equation of motion (Initial velocity u, final velocity v, acceleration a, distance s)

v^2 = u^2 + 2as

The area under a curve in an acceleration versus time graph gives

velocity

Vector component in y-direction

vsinθ (Where velocity = v)