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Name: Time, Velocity, and Speed
ID: m42096
Language: English (en)
Summary:
  • Explain the relationships between instantaneous velocity, average velocity, instantaneous speed, average speed, displacement, and time.
  • Calculate velocity and speed given initial position, initial time, final position, and final time.
  • Derive a graph of velocity vs. time given a graph of position vs. time.
  • Interpret a graph of velocity vs. time.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Average speed, Average velocity, Displacement, Elapsed time, Instantaneous speed, Instantaneous velocity, Model, Motion, Position, Speed, Time, Velocity
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), OSC Physics Maintainer (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Latest version: 1.3 (history)
First publication date: Dec 21, 2011 11:11 am -0600
Last revision to module: Sep 4, 2012 4:24 pm -0500

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Version: 1.4 May 16, 2013 10:01 am -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.3 Sep 4, 2012 4:24 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer Currently viewing this version.
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Version: 1.2 Jun 13, 2012 4:02 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.1 Dec 22, 2011 10:03 am -0600 by Collins Williamson
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