Lecture 2-Kinematics of Particles
Lecture 2-Kinematics of Particles
∆𝑠
Average velocity during the interval ∆𝑡 = 𝑣𝑎𝑣 =
∆𝑡
∆𝑠 𝑑𝑠
Instantaneous velocity of the particle 𝑣 = lim = =𝐬
∆𝑡→0 ∆𝑡 𝑑𝑡
Rectilinear Motion:
∆𝑣
Average acceleration during the interval ∆𝑡 = 𝑎𝑎𝑣 =
∆𝑡
∆𝑣 𝑑𝑣 𝑑2 𝑠
Instantaneous acceleration 𝑎 = lim = =𝐯=𝐬=
∆𝑡→0 ∆𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2
Position vector = 𝐫 = 𝑥𝐢 + 𝑦𝐣
Velocity vector = 𝐯 = 𝑥𝐢 + 𝑦𝐣 = 𝑣𝑥 𝐢 + 𝑣𝑦 𝐣
Acceleration vector = 𝐚 = 𝑥𝐢 + 𝑦𝐣 = 𝑎𝑥 𝐢 + 𝑎𝑦 𝐣
𝑣𝑦 𝑑𝑦
Direction of 𝐯 is calculated by tan 𝜃 = =
𝑣𝑥 𝑑𝑥
Path Coordinates (normal and tangential):
Unit vector normal to the path is 𝐞𝑛 and unit vector tangent to the path is 𝐞𝑡 .
= 𝑟𝐞𝑟 + 𝑟𝜃𝐞𝜃
= 𝑣𝑟 𝐞𝑟 + 𝑣𝜃 𝐞𝜃
Polar Coordinates:
Velocity vector = 𝐯 = 𝑟𝐞𝑟 + 𝑟𝜃𝐞𝜃
= 𝑟 − 𝑟𝜃 2 𝐞𝑟 + 𝑟𝜃 + 2𝑟𝜃 𝐞𝜃 𝐞𝑟 = 𝜃𝐞𝜃
= 𝑎 𝑟 𝐞𝑟 + 𝑎 𝜃 𝐞𝜃 𝐞𝜃 = −𝜃𝐞𝑟
Relative Motion (Translating Axes):
A and B are two moving particles
Absolute position of B is 𝐫𝐵
⇒ 𝐯𝐴 = 𝐯𝐵 + 𝐯𝐴/𝐵 ⇒ 𝐯𝐴 𝑋𝑌 = 𝐯𝐵 𝑋𝑌 + 𝐯𝐴 𝑥𝑦
⇒ 𝐚𝐴 = 𝐚𝐵 + 𝐚𝐴/𝐵 ⇒ 𝐚𝐴 𝑋𝑌 = 𝐚𝐵 𝑋𝑌 + 𝐚𝐴 𝑥𝑦