You know that a large displacement in a small amount of time means a large velocity and that velocity has units of distance divided by time, such as miles per hour or kilometers per hour.

Learn how to interpret the motion of an object represented on a velocity vs. time graph.

If the slope of the graph is positive (tilted up), the object had positive velocity at that time. At any time the position and velocity may both be positive, both be negative, or have different signs. It's very easy to …

Although speed and velocity are often words used interchangeably, in physics, they are distinct concepts. Velocity (v) is a vector quantity that measures displacement (or change in position, Δs) …

Acceleration is the name we give to any process where the velocity changes. Since velocity is a speed and a direction, there are only two ways for you to accelerate: change your speed or change your …

This equation can be derived by combining two equations for average velocity. Average velocity is defined as displacement divided by the time during which that displacement occurred:

Learn how to find an object’s instantaneous speed or velocity in three ways - by using calculus, by looking at the slope of a given point on a graph of an object’s rate vs. time, or by using kinematic …

The slope of a position vs. time graph equals velocity. Since the ball was dropped , the initial velocity is zero. As the object falls, its velocity is negative and increasing. So, the slope of our graph should …

There's multiple ways to approach these types of questions, but the big takeaway here is one, how we calculated angular velocity, and then how we can relate angular velocity to speed.

Velocity depends on the point of view we take. Let's discuss what relative velocity is and how to visualize it.