Kinematics is the description of how objects move.
Dynamics is the description of why objects move.
It is important to understand how an object moves before exploring why . Therefore, the first labs in this course focus upon the study of kinematics. In particular, this study involves the relationships between the quantities of position, distance, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, and time. These relationships are conceptual, mathematical, and graphical. Thorough understanding of kinematics requires knowledge of each of these types of relationships.