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Harvard Physics CircleLecture 1: Kinematics

Sabina Dragoi

§1 Kinematics2 main types of problems in kinematics: those with nice geometrical solutions or thosethat require some or a lot of computations by using the basic definitions:

v = dx

dta = dv

dt= d2x

dt2

§1.1 Some easy problems[F=ma, 2016]

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§1.2 Conservation of some made-up unit[problem from the first pdf link in References]

§1.3 Further geometrical problems[problem from the first pdf link in References]

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§1.4 Safety parabola[IPhO 2012, Problem 1A]

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§2 Homework/Additional problems

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§3 References1. https://www.ioc.ee/ kalda/ipho/kin_ENG.pdf

2. https://www.aapt.org/physicsteam/2018/exams.cfm

3. https://www.ipho2012.ee/problems/

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