General Physics I Lecture Notes (Spring 2025)

Flashcards summarizing key vocabulary terms and concepts from the General Physics I lecture notes.

Significant Figures

Reliable known digits that convey information with some accuracy.

Unit Conversion

The process of converting one unit to another to describe the same measurement.

Acceleration

The rate of change of velocity; measured as change in velocity divided by time.

Velocity

A vector quantity that includes both speed and direction.

Kinematic Equations

Equations that describe the motion of objects under constant acceleration.

Instantaneous Speed

The speed of an object at a specific moment in time.

Acceleration Due to Gravity

The constant acceleration experienced by an object freely falling towards Earth, approximately 9.8 m/s².

Derived Quantities

Quantities that are derived from basic quantities, such as speed, area, and volume.

Fundamental Quantities

Basic physical quantities such as length, mass, and time.

Logarithmic Function

The inverse of the exponential function, expressing the power to which a base must be raised to obtain a given number.