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Acceleration
Acceleration
POSITION
2. It is the change in position during a
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particular time interval and it is
and easy to follow. It can be
general to cover different
situations or very specific
denoted by ∆𝑥. to your students.
DISPLACEMENT
3. It is the change in displacement
an engaging and productive class. Keep it simple
and easy to follow. It can be
over time. general to cover different
situations or very specific
to your students.
VELOCITY
4. It is the unit of velocity.
an engaging and productive class. Keep it simple
and easy to follow. It can be
general to cover different
situations or very specific
to your students.
m/s
5. It is the total displacement covered
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for a period of time.
and easy to follow. It can be
general to cover different
situations or very specific
to your students.
AVERAGE VELOCITY
6. It is the measure of how position is
changing at a particular time. It is the
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“INSTANT” rate of motion of the
and easy to follow. It can be
general to cover different
situations or very specific
object. to your students.
INSTANTANEOUS VELOCITY
• Explain the concept of Acceleration, Average
acceleration, and Instantaneous Acceleration
• Illustrate using a v-t graph how velocity changes over time
• Solve practical problems that involved Average
Acceleration and Instantaneous Acceleration
• Appreciate the relevance of understanding Acceleration
by giving insights to its importance to careers in science,
engineering, and technology
• Velocity
• Direction
• Both velocity and direction
•is the change in velocity over time
•is a vector quantity
2
•m/𝑠
•
•
• is the total velocity over a period of time
• 𝑎𝑎𝑣−𝑥
∆𝑣𝑥 𝑣2𝑥− 𝑣1𝑥
𝑎𝑎𝑣−𝑥 = =
∆𝑡 𝑡2− 𝑡1
• is the acceleration of an object at a
particular point of time
• 𝑎𝑥
. 𝑎𝑎𝑣−𝑥 =
∆𝑣𝑥 𝑣2𝑥− 𝑣1𝑥
∆𝑡
=
𝑡2− 𝑡1
𝑑𝑣𝑥 𝑑(𝑑𝑥) 𝑑𝑥 2
𝑎𝑥 = = = 2
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡(𝑑𝑡) 𝑑𝑡
A car moves according to the equation of
2 2
motion 𝑥 𝑡 = (5 𝑚/𝑠)𝑡 + (2𝑚/𝑠 )𝑡 . What
is the average acceleration from t=1s to t=4s?
What is its instantaneous acceleration at t=2s?
Acceleration is constant. At any given
time, the acceleration is the same.
• Understanding motion
• Particle physics
• Transportation Engineering
• Structural Engineering
Acceleration is the change in
velocity over time and it is
2
express in m/𝑠 .