Acceleration References

 

 

Same velocity means same acceleration for two objects.

"Investigation of student understanding of the concept of acceleration in one dimension," D.E. Trowbridge and L. C. McDermott, Am. J. Phys. 49, 242-253 (1981).

 

 

Larger (smaller) velocity means larger (smaller) acceleration.

"Investigation of student understanding of the concept of acceleration in one dimension," D.E. Trowbridge and L. C. McDermott, Am. J. Phys. 49, 242-253 (1981).

 

 

 

Zero velocity means zero acceleration.

"Investigation of student understanding of the concept of acceleration in one dimension," D.E. Trowbridge and L. C. McDermott, Am. J. Phys. 49, 242-253 (1981).

 

 

 

Students fail to see acceleration as the ratio Dv/Dt.

"Investigation of student understanding of the concept of acceleration in one dimension," D.E. Trowbridge and L. C. McDermott, Am. J. Phys. 49, 242-253 (1981).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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