Position, Velocity, Acceleration Graphs - Online Resources

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I know that the study of kinematics for position, velocity and acceleration is very basic. But it is so important.

Believe it or not, some study I have been doing on space/time led me to look very carefully at just what distance and time are. It was so vital that I grasp deeply their relationship that I was led back to review basic kinematics.

Incidentally, basic calculus is not hard at all. It is very simple and easy and it is a shame that somehow it is taught so that many people never really get it or enjoy it

That is why I think the quickest way for the student to grasp and get and enjoy calculus is through the basic position (displacement) over time, velocity over time, and acceleration over time graphs, and how easy it is to understand differentiation to get velocity and again to get acceleration, and then integrate to go backwards.

So, for starters here are a couple of good places to learn the graphs online

The physics classroom.  Here is a clever animation of position, velocity and acceleration graphs

You will find links to the lessons for this animation.

Mrs. Twu has made excellent videos. She is super smart and moves quickly but covers the material thoroughly. I highly recommend her videos.

Here for example is one of her videos on motion.   We are lucky to have an outstanding person like her to share her knowledge with us. 

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