They are afraid to embrace the power of the graph. OK, let's do a simple experiment and use a graph to find a mathematical model. Constant Acceleration We are going to measure distance and time ...

The normal equations in your physics course are created with the assumption of constant acceleration ... small time steps. During each of these time steps I can assume that the drag force has ...

and acceleration = velocity change ÷ time. To find the distance travelled, look at the area under the graph. In the first 10 seconds this is the area of the triangle, ½ × 10 s × 40 m/s = 200 m.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The gradient of a velocity-time graph at a particular time gives the acceleration of the object at that time.

The first step, of course, is to establish what we mean when we talk about acceleration as a means of talking about force ... a graph of the position of the balls as a function of time during ...

There's also a speed readout screen and a handsome graph that plots—in real time—lateral and longitudinal acceleration, expressed in g-force ... validated it against drag-strip timing lights.