• DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz
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    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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      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.

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          And fifth/sixth derivatives are crackle and pop because some physicists thought it would be funny to have it be “snap crackle and pop”

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          I remember when my calculus professor offhand mentioned these and jerk. He had a really dry sense of humor, so I didn’t realize that he wasn’t joking with us (the class) until like two semesters later.