Acceleration and Kinematic Equations
We are back at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta track to learn all about acceleration. Kinematic equations are introduced as we solve for stopping time and displacement.
We are back at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta track to learn all about acceleration. Kinematic equations are introduced as we solve for stopping time and displacement.
Learning Objectives
-Define average acceleration as the rate of change of velocity divided by time elapsed.
-Differentiate between average acceleration, constant acceleration, and instantaneous acceleration.
-Find average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration from a velocity versus time graph and an acceleration versus time graph.
-Understand what it means when acceleration has a negative value with respect to motion relative to the positive direction.
-Explore kinematic equations and understand how they can help in solving problems with constant acceleration.
-Define average acceleration as the rate of change of velocity divided by time elapsed.
-Differentiate between average acceleration, constant acceleration, and instantaneous acceleration.
-Find average acceleration and instantaneous acceleration from a velocity versus time graph and an acceleration versus time graph.
-Understand what it means when acceleration has a negative value with respect to motion relative to the positive direction.
-Explore kinematic equations and understand how they can help in solving problems with constant acceleration.
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Vocabulary
average acceleration - the rate of change of velocity divided by time elapsed. The SI unit for acceleration is meters per second squared (m/s2). constant acceleration - acceleration that does not change. instantaneous acceleration - acceleration at a given moment in time. kinematics - the science of describing the motion of an object. |