Slide Preview for Topic 2 - Mechanics

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This slideshow covers Topic 2 from the IB Physics course, including: distance, speed and time, acceleration, distance vs displacement, speed vs velocity, vector and scalar quantities, distance-time graphs, velocity-time graphs, equations of motion for uniformly accelerating objects (SUVAT equations), resolving vectors, vertical projection, projectile motion, terminal velocity in liquids, different types of force, the four fundamental forces, weight vs mass, Newton's 3 Laws of Motion, free body force diagrams, friction, the coefficient of friction, static and dynamic friction, types of energy, calculating kinetic and gravitational potential energy, conservation of energy and using it to determine speed, elastic potential energy, work done, power, efficiency, momentum, conservation of momentum in collisions and explosions, impulse, force-time graphs and change in momentum, energy loss in collisions, elastic and inelastic collisions, kinetic energy of particles.