Kinematics (Motion)
运动学
10 lessons. Each one starts with a question.
Lessons
- Lesson 1Point Mass (Particle) Explained
Can a walking cat be treated as a particle?
- Lesson 2Frame of Reference & Coordinate System
Sitting still on a speeding subway: are you moving or not?
- Lesson 3Instant vs Time Interval
Is "the 3rd second" a moment or a stretch of time?
- Lesson 4Scalars vs Vectors
Current has a direction, so why is it a scalar?
- Lesson 5Distance vs Displacement
Run a full lap on a 400 m track: is your displacement 400 m or 0?
- Lesson 6Average Speed vs Average Velocity vs Instantaneous Velocity
Two taxi rides to the same place: 7.5 km in 14 min, or 10 km in 15 min. Which one is faster?
- Lesson 7How to Find Average Velocity of a Multi-Part Trip
A car covers 1/4 of the trip at 20 m/s and the rest at speed v. The whole-trip average velocity is 16 m/s. What is v?
- Lesson 8How to Find Change in Velocity: Why It's 7, Not 3
A ball hits the ground at 5 m/s and bounces up at 2 m/s. Is its change in velocity 3 m/s or 7 m/s?
- Lesson 9What Is Acceleration? Why It's 180, Not 20
You gain 30 points in 120 days, your friend gains 10 points in 10 days. Who improved faster?
- Lesson 10Speeding Up or Slowing Down? Check a and v
A car's acceleration keeps getting smaller. Is it speeding up or slowing down?
Is this in my syllabus?
Yes: the lesson is in the syllabus. Part: only part of the lesson is. Ext.: IGCSE Extended papers only, not Core. —: the syllabus does not list it as a separate topic. Lessons 1 to 3 are basic ideas that the later lessons build on.
Cambridge, AP, IB and CBSE
| Lesson | IGCSE | 9702 | AP 1 | IB | CBSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| 2 | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| 3 | Part | — | Part | — | — |
| 4 | Ext. | Yes | Yes | Part | Part |
| 5 | Part | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part |
| 6 | Part | Part | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Part | — | Part | Part | Part |
| 8 | Part | — | Part | Part | — |
| 9 | Ext. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Part |
| 10 | Part | — | Part | — | — |
UK: GCSE and Edexcel IGCSE
| Lesson | AQA GCSE | Edexcel IGCSE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — |
| 2 | — | — |
| 3 | — | — |
| 4 | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Yes | Part |
| 6 | Part | Part |
| 7 | Part | Part |
| 8 | Part | Part |
| 9 | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | Part | Part |
UK: A-level
| Lesson | AQA A-level | OCR A-level | Edexcel A-level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | — |
| 2 | — | — | — |
| 3 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Yes | Part | Part |
| 6 | Yes | Yes | Part |
| 7 | Part | Part | — |
| 8 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Yes | Yes | Part |
| 10 | — | — | — |
Australia and Canada
| Lesson | NSW HSC | SPH3U |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — |
| 2 | Part | — |
| 3 | Part | Part |
| 4 | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | Part | Part |
| 8 | Part | Part |
| 9 | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | — | — |
No single syllabus includes all 10 lessons. Please check your own syllabus to see what your exam needs.
The 12 syllabuses we checked, with their versions
- IGCSE: Cambridge IGCSE Physics (0625), 2026–2028 syllabus
- 9702: Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics (9702), 2025–2027 syllabus
- AP 1: AP Physics 1
- IB: IB Physics (first assessment 2025)
- CBSE: CBSE/NCERT Class 11 Physics, Unit II: Kinematics (2025–26 syllabus)
- AQA GCSE: AQA GCSE Physics (8463), version 1.1
- Edexcel IGCSE: Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Physics (4PH1), issue 4, 2024
- AQA A-level: AQA A-level Physics (7408)
- OCR A-level: OCR A-level Physics A (H556), version 3.0, 2026
- Edexcel A-level: Pearson Edexcel A-level Physics (9PH0), issue 3
- NSW HSC: NSW Physics Stage 6 syllabus (2017), Module 1: Kinematics
- SPH3U: The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 11 and 12: Science (2008), Grade 11 Physics SPH3U, strand B: Kinematics
If your exam is not on this list, we have not checked it yet. This does not mean the topics are missing from it.
Checked in November 2026. Exam names belong to their owners, who are not connected with this site.
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