Mathematics A-Level
Calculus as the general language of kinematics
What Calculus as the general language of kinematics means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Calculus as the general language of kinematics
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
This calculus approach handles variable acceleration, where constant-acceleration formulae do not apply.
Topics that use Calculus as the general language of kinematics
- Kinematics (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Area under a rate graph
- Componentwise extension of scalar formulae to vectors
- Differentiation and integration as inverse operations
- Displacement
- Distance travelled
- Gradient as a rate of change
- Graphical description of motion
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