Foundations of Physics

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Physical Quanitity
A property of a physical object or a phenomena that can be measured
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Scalar Quanitity
Quantities with magnitude only
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Vector Quantity
Quantities with magnitude and direction
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Equation for resolving forces into perpendicular components, Fx and Fy
Fcosθ Fsinθ
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Instantaneous speed
The speed of an object over a very short length of time
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SUVAT
displacement, initial velocity, final velocity, acceleration, time taken
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Stopping distance
Total distance covered from when the driver finds a reason to stop to when the vehicle stops
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Thinking distance
Distance covered from when driver finds a reason to stop to when they hit the brakes
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Braking distance
Distance covered from when brakes are applied to when vehicle fully stops
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Free fall
When an object is accelerating under gravity without any other force acting upon it