Learning Outcomes

• Determine the change in velocity vector for an object from its initial and final positions.
  • Recognize that determining the change in velocity vector for an object is a vector subtraction problem.
  • Draw the change in velocity vector graphically.
  • For a given coordinate system, express the initial and final velocity vectors in terms of their components.
  • Calculate the change in velocity vector for an object given its initial and final velocities.
• Relate the average acceleration of an object between two points in time to its change in velocity.
• Determine the average acceleration of an object between two points in time.
  • Recognize that determining the average acceleration of an object is a vector subtraction problem.
  • Determine the direction of the average acceleration vector graphically.
  • Calculate the average acceleration of an object over a known time interval given its initial and final velocities.