The Acceleration from Change in Velocity and Change in Time calculator computes the average acceleration based on the change in velocity over a period of time.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
Acceleration (a): The acceleration is returned in meters per second squared (m/s2). However, this can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu.
This equation computes average acceleration as a ratio of change in velocity over a period of time. The formula for average average acceleration is:
a =Δv / Δt
where
In vector notation this can also be represented as the difference between two position vectors:
`|A_"Avg"|` [1] = `(|DeltavecV|)/(Deltat) = |vecv_2 - vecv_1| / (t_2 - t_1)`