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Ordered learning path
Move from describing motion to resolving forces, applying Newton's second law, and analyzing trajectories and oscillation.
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The path is guidance, not a replacement for the knowledge graph. It can intentionally cross discipline boundaries when a prerequisite belongs to another field.
Kinematics
Core step
Describing motion through position, displacement, velocity, acceleration, and time without specifying its causes.
Vectors
Core step
Quantities represented by components with magnitude and direction and combined through vector operations.
Force Balance and Free-Body Diagrams
Core step
Representing external forces as vectors and using their resultant to diagnose equilibrium or acceleration.
Newton's Second Law
Core step
Relationship between net external force and momentum change, reducing to F=ma for constant mass in an inertial frame.