Kinematics - Motion

• What do you use when it is constant acceleration?

  SUVAT equations
• How do you go from displacement to velocity when it is variable acceleration?

  Differentiate the displacement function with respect to t
• How do you go from velocity to acceleration when it is variable acceleration?

  Differentiate the velocity function with respect to t
• How do you go from acceleration to velocity when it is variable acceleration?

  Integrate the acceleration function with respect to t
• How do you go from velocity to displacement when it is variable acceleration?

  Integrate the velocity function with respect to t
• How do you caluclate distance travelled using speed-time graphs?

  Area under the line
• How do you calculate acceleration using speed-time graphs?

  Gradient of the line