Acceleration

Acceleration, abbreviated as a, is the rate of change of velocity with time.  Like velocity, this is a vector quantity that has a direction as well as a magnitude.  Whenever a mass experiences a force, an acceleration is acting.  An increase in velocity is commonly called acceleration while a decrease in velocity is deceleration.  Acceleration is a vector quantity having magnitude and direction, some of these include displacement, drag, force, lift, momentum, thrust, torque, velocity and weight.

 

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Acceleration formula

\(\large{ a = \frac{ \Delta v }{ t }  }\)

\(\large{ a = \frac{ v_f \;-\; v_i }{ t }  }\)

Where:

Units	English	Metric
\(\large{ a }\) = acceleration	\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec^2}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m}{s^2}}\)
\(\large{ t }\) = time	\(\large{sec}\)	\(\large{s}\)
\(\large{ \Delta v }\) = velocity differential	\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m}{s}}\)
\(\large{ v_i }\) = initial velocity	\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m}{s}}\)
\(\large{ v_f }\) = final velocity	\(\large{\frac{ft}{sec}}\)	\(\large{\frac{m}{s}}\)

 

Related formula

\(\large{ a = \frac{ F }{ m } }\)

(Force)

Where:

\(\large{ a }\) = acceleration

\(\large{ F }\) = force

\(\large{ m }\) = mass