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Mechanics is the science that deals with motion of objects. It is basic to all other branches of physics. The branch of mechanics that describes the motion of objects is called kinematics. In this branch we answer questions like “Does the object speed up, slow down, stop, or reverse direction?” and “How is time involved in these situations?”
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Radi, H.A., Rasmussen, J.O. (2013). Motion in One Dimension. In: Principles of Physics. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23026-4_3
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