Gormadt to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 hours agoPhysicists vs Normal Peopleimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1813
arrow-up1813imagePhysicists vs Normal PeopleGormadt to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 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
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoAnd I had no idea what the fourth derivative was called so I had to look it up. It’s called snap or jounce.
minus-squarenBodyProblem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoAnd fifth/sixth derivatives are crackle and pop because some physicists thought it would be funny to have it be “snap crackle and pop”
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI 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.
They definitely know that, given that they know that change in acceleration is called jerk
And I had no idea what the fourth derivative was called so I had to look it up. It’s called snap or jounce.
And fifth/sixth derivatives are crackle and pop because some physicists thought it would be funny to have it be “snap crackle and pop”
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.