SyllamateInstructor approved · Day 1
Day 1 lesson plan — vectors and one-dimensional kinematics
Intent for this meeting
After 50 minutes the student can represent 1D motion with a coordinate, write \(v = dx/dt\) and \(a = dv/dt\) for that motion, and compute simple 1D values from a given \(x(t)\) or from a graph of \(x\) vs \(t\). They are not yet asked for 2D vectors as a full plane problem or for a force diagram.
LO-1 names 2D, Newton, friction, and UCM. Those are not on this day’s confirmed topic. This plan covers only the day 1 sentence. The rest of LO-1 is not taught and finished today.
Suggested agenda
| min | segment | what |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5 | Open | Where this day sits in U1; what is *not* today. |
| 5–20 | Lecture | Displacement vs position; vectors as arrows on a line; average vs instantaneous velocity; \(v = dx/dt\). |
| 20–28 | Interactive (ungraded) | Student states \(v\) from a short \(x(t)\) or from two points on an \(x(t)\) graph. |
| 28–42 | Lecture | Instantaneous acceleration \(a = dv/dt\); sign of \(v\) and \(a\) on a line; one worked 1D example. |
| 42–48 | Interactive (ungraded) | Student interprets one sign case (slowing down while \(v > 0\)). |
| 48–50 | Close | Preview D02 (2D). No homework instrument (discussion work is D04; lab is D05). |
Times are a lesson-plan sketch, not a pacing note.
Graded status
Ungraded meeting. No Activity Specification. No passing bar for D01.
Standing assignments
No live standing-assignment policy is enabled for this lesson plan. Daily Video Reflection was discussed as an unconfirmed spec, but will not be applied until that policy is approved.
What this draft is not
Not a script. Not slide briefs. Not a lab. Not permission to teach friction today.
Published inputs
- day_type: lecture
- unit_id: U1
- lo_id: LO-1
- LO-1 text: Describe 1D/2D motion with vectors and calculus (v = dx/dt, a = dv/dt) and apply Newton’s laws with correct free-body diagrams, including friction and uniform circular motion.
- Topic (confirmed day entry): Vectors and 1D kinematics with calculus (position, velocity as dx/dt).
- graded: false
- agenda_minutes: lecture 50
- Out of scope this day: 2D motion (D02); Newton/FBDs (D03); friction; UCM; E&M.
Instructor approved · 2026-08-30