Quote (lilzombiehoe @ 16 Feb 2019 11:51)
Yes. That’s correct
1st derivative of position in respect to time is velocity
Derivative of velocity is acceleration
Derivative of acceleration is “the jerk” —not talked about that much for us..
Unless you need to know higher order derivatives in Calculus...
Besides Calc. 1 there is very little emphasis on differentiation compared to integration..
Just a simple mix up on words really...
But if you were working out any type of iterative process - you would right off the bat catch such a mix up...
The derivative of acceleration is simply the rate at which the acceleration is changing. I.E. as you speed up in your car from a stop to highway speed, your acceleration is high to start off with, and then approaches 0 once you are on the highway traveling at constant speed.