DrG-Physics · Kinematic Relationships · Advanced Higher Physics revision (RM01)

A focused revision booklet for Advanced Higher Physics, part I of the DrG-Physics Rotational Motion series. It covers derivatives and integrals of motion functions, gradients and areas on motion graphs, and deriving v = u + at and s = ut + ½at² by calculus.

Every worked solution shows the relationship, the substitution and the answer with its unit, one mark at a time — the way a marker reads a script.

WHAT’S INSIDE
• Data sheet with every relationship used
• Theory with diagrams: rates of change; gradients and areas; deriving the equations of motion
• Topic Traps: the three errors that cost the most marks
• Five fully worked questions:
– Q1 Differentiating a displacement function (5 marks)
– Q2 Showing the equations of motion (4 marks)
– Q3 Integrating a velocity function (5 marks)
– Q4 Reading a velocity–time graph (4 marks)
– Q5 When acceleration is not constant (5 marks)
• Examiner’s note and Do / Don’t panel after every question
• Formula card and revision checklist

TWO EDITIONS IN ONE DOWNLOAD
• STUDY edition — every step has a “why” note explaining the reasoning
• EXAM edition — the same solutions, lean and exam-shaped

Written by Dr Godoy (Dr G), a GTCS-registered physics teacher. All questions are original and written to the current Qualifications Scotland Advanced Higher Physics specification (formerly SQA).

© 2026 Dr Godoy (Dr G) · DrG-Physics. All rights reserved. Research, problem design, key words and logical process are the author’s own work, protected under copyright law; digital tools supported data research and formatting. Licensed for the purchaser’s personal or single-classroom use. Reproduction or redistribution is forbidden.