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Kin 340 Chapter 10
linear kinematics of human movement
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Undergraduate 2
06/07/2014

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angle of projection
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the direction at which a body is projected with respect to the horizontal
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apex
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the highest point in the trajectory of a projectile
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average
Definition
occuring over a designated time interval
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intial velocity
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vector quantity incorpration both angle and speed of projection
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instantanous
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occurring during a small interval of time
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kinematics
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the form , pattern or sequencing of movement with respect to time
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laws of constant acceleration
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formulas relating displacement , velocity, acceleration, and time when acceleration is unchanging
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linear acceleration
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the rate of change in linear velocity
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linear displacement
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change in location, or the directed distance from initial to final location
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linear velocity
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the rate of change in location
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meter
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the most common international unit of lenth , on which the metric system is based
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projectile
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a body in a free fall that is subject only to the forces of gravity and air resistance
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projection speed
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the magnitute of projection velocity
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range
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the horizontal displacement of a projectile at landing
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relative projection height
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the difference between projection height and landing height.
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trajectory
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the flight path of a projectile
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