The SUVAT EquationsThe four kinematic equations, and when each is the right one.PhysicsConstant acceleration only. s, u, v, a, t.EquationMissingv = u + atss = ut + ½at²vs = ½(u + v)tav² = u² + 2asts = vt − ½at²uThese fail the moment acceleration is not constant. For varyingacceleration you need calculus or a graph.The SUVAT Equationslearnposters.com
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A 5-row table: Equation · Missing.

Constant acceleration only. s, u, v, a, t.

These fail the moment acceleration is not constant. For varying acceleration you need calculus or a graph.

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What’s on the The SUVAT Equations poster?
A 5-row table: Equation · Missing. Constant acceleration only. s, u, v, a, t. v = u + at — s; s = ut + ½at² — v; s = ½(u + v)t — a; v² = u² + 2as — t; s = vt − ½at² — u. These fail the moment acceleration is not constant. For varying acceleration you need calculus or a graph.
Who is the The SUVAT Equations poster for?
The SUVAT Equations belongs to the Physics section rather than to a school year, because physical science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning mechanics can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the The SUVAT Equations poster?
List what you know and what you want. The equation missing the unknown you do not need is the one to use. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The SUVAT Equations belongs on the wall where that physical science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The SUVAT Equations?
Circular Motion, Free Body Diagrams and Friction & Drag sit alongside The SUVAT Equations in the Physics section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Circular MotionFree Body DiagramsFriction & Drag
Is the The SUVAT Equations poster free to download and print?
Yes. The SUVAT Equations downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Physics section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The SUVAT Equations poster print at?
The SUVAT Equations is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The SUVAT Equations loses nothing.Printing guide

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