Acceleration close accelerationThe rate of change in speed (or velocity) is measured in metres per second squared. Acceleration = change of velocity ÷ time taken. is the rate of change of velocity. It ...

A negative gradient shows the rate of “slowing down” or deceleration. Velocity-time graphs show velocity on the vertical axis. Acceleration is still represented by the gradient. Key fact The gradient ...

If the angular velocity of a link in a mechanism is zero, does this imply that the angular acceleration of that link is also zero? The short answer to that question is NO. If ω(t) represents the ...

Editor's Note: The Hyperloop is a totally imaginary transportation device that has captivated entrepreneur Elon Musk, who keeps talking about it. First imagined at least 100 years ago, it would ...

Marc Santos is a Guides Staff Writer from the Philippines. He's a seasoned writer with over four years of industry experience, and he is an enjoyer of all things difficult in gaming. If Marc's not ...

Kinematics, the study of motion and how things move, encompasses the concepts of position, velocity and acceleration—but as anyone who has caught up to someone in a game of tag or on the running track ...

At one point in the past, I was a teenager. Hard to believe, I know, but it's true. During that time, I thought about teenager things. In particular, I recall thinking about and wanting a super fast ...