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Mechanics of particles and systems Kinematics Concept

Kinematics

Builds on Classical mechanicsVelocityAccelerationAngular velocity

Summary

Kinematics is the part of classical mechanics that describes motion without asking what causes it. It studies positions as functions of time and their derivatives, such as velocity, acceleration and angular velocity. It also describes how these quantities change between frames of reference and how the parts of linkages and mechanisms move together. Dynamics then adds masses and forces, and uses the kinematic description to state the laws of motion.

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Cross product, concept, no evidence levelCross productconceptDerivative, concept, no evidence levelDerivativeconceptEuclidean space, object, no evidence levelEuclidean spaceobjectEuclidean vector, concept, no evidence levelEuclidean vectorconceptIdentity matrix, object, no evidence levelIdentity matrixobjectMatrix, definition, no evidence levelMatrixdefinitionOrdinary differential equation, concept, no evidence levelOrdinary differential…conceptSecond derivative, concept, no evidence levelSecond derivativeconceptVector space, definition, no evidence levelVector spacedefinitionVelocity, concept, no evidence levelVelocityconceptClassical mechanics, concept, no evidence levelClassical mechanicsconceptSquare matrix, definition, no evidence levelSquare matrixdefinitionTranspose, definition, no evidence levelTransposedefinitionLinear map, definition, no evidence levelLinear mapdefinitionAcceleration, concept, no evidence levelAccelerationconceptOrthogonal matrix, definition, no evidence levelOrthogonal matrixdefinitionMultilinear map, definition, no evidence levelMultilinear mapdefinitionOrthogonal group, object, no evidence levelOrthogonal groupobjectAlternating multilinear map, definition, no evidence levelAlternating multiline…definitionDeterminant, definition, no evidence levelDeterminantdefinitionSpecial orthogonal group, object, no evidence levelSpecial orthogonal gr…objectAngular velocity, concept, no evidence levelAngular velocityconceptKinematics, concept, no evidence levelKinematicsconcept
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  1. Cross product concept
  2. Derivative concept
  3. Euclidean space object
  4. Euclidean vector concept
  5. Identity matrix object
  6. Matrix definition
  7. Ordinary differential equation concept
  8. Second derivative concept
  9. Vector space definition
  10. Velocity concept
  11. Classical mechanics concept
  12. Square matrix definition
  13. Transpose definition
  14. Linear map definition
  15. Acceleration concept
  16. Orthogonal matrix definition
  17. Multilinear map definition
  18. Orthogonal group object
  19. Alternating multilinear map definition
  20. Determinant definition
  21. Special orthogonal group object
  22. Angular velocity concept
  23. Kinematics concept

Further reading

  1. Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinematics
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UsesClassical mechanics, Velocity, Acceleration, Angular velocity
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