Change in Velocity and Average Acceleration

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.