Position, Velocity, and Acceleration
The motion hierarchy
Velocity vs speed
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Direction of motion
Example: polynomial position
Position at key times
Displacement vs total distance
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Example: trig position
Reading motion from graphs
AP exam tips
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Vocabulary
Unit 4 topics
Unit 4 overview14.1 Interpreting the Meaning of the Derivative in Context24.2 Straight-Line Motion: Position and Velocity34.3 Straight-Line Motion: Acceleration and Speed44.4 Rates of Change in Applied Contexts54.5 Introduction to Related Rates64.6 Setting Up and Solving Related Rates Problems74.7 Advanced Related Rates Problems84.8 Approximating Values Using Local Linearity94.9 Linearization and Differentials104.10 Using L'Hôpital's Rule for Indeterminate Forms