Check out the accelerations in the diagram below, where a car accidentally drives into the mud—which slows it down—or chases down a donut—which speeds it up.

We'll tackle direct accelerations in curved motions separately, but anyways, to sum it all up, acceleration is a measure of how quickly your velocity, not speed, your velocity changes.

Acceleration (a) is the change in velocity (Δv) over the change in time (Δt), represented by the equation a = Δv/Δt. This allows you to measure how fast velocity changes in meters per …

Imagine you are playing golf, and you’ve just set up the golf ball on the tee. You test your grip, take a few practice swings, and peer into the distance at the flag pole marking the first hole for …

Let's explore what acceleration is and how we calculate it.

Learn how to interpret the motion of an object represented on an acceleration vs. time graph.

Check out the accelerations in the diagram below, where a car accidentally drives into the mud—which slows it down—or chases down a donut—which speeds it up.

We'll not worry too much about the direction of the accelerations over here, but what's important is that it's possible for the speed to be constant and the velocity to be changing if the direction is …

Learn how to analyze forces and acceleration for an object moving along a circular path.

An object's average speed is the distance it travels, divided by the time taken to travel that distance. An object's motion can be analyzed by recording distance and time data in a table or …