• DrSteveBrule
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    4 hours ago

    Acceleration in physics terms just means a change in velocity. Velocity is speed in a given direction. The steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake pedal all accelerate the vehicle.

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      3 hours ago

      Acceleration in physics terms just means a change in velocity. Velocity is speed in a given direction

      They definitely know that, given that they know that change in acceleration is called jerk

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        And I had no idea what the fourth derivative was called so I had to look it up. It’s called snap or jounce.