Acceleration is the rate at which the velocity of a body changes with time. Like velocity, acceleration is a vector quantity, with magnitude and direction. Although often times only magnitude is considered. Newton’s Second Law describes the acceleration as being accompanied by a force; the force being the vector and is a product of the mass of the object being accelerated and the acceleration. In SI units, acceleration is measured in meter per second squared (m/s2). Acceleration can be calculated by rearranging the equations of kinematics.
Acceleration is the derivative of velocity as seen in the following equation:
a= dv/dt
Constant acceleration is a type of motion in which the velocity of an object changes by an equal amount in an everyday time period.
Equations of acceleration for circular motion are different than equations of acceleration in a straight line. These equations are as followed:
a= v^2/r
a= -ω^2 r
Where ω is the angular velocity and r is the vector directed from the center of the circle and equal to the radius. The tangential acceleration, which is directed at right angles to the radius vector, can affect the acceleration. This angular acceleration denoted by α in the following equation:
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