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This resource offers support in understanding equations related to acceleration and includes several problems for numerical practice.  Scroll to the bottom for a list of links to additional engaging and innovative activities for high school students. This is part of an online textbook in introductory physics.
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Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
- High School
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© 1998 Glenn Elert
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Keywords:
acceleration, acceleration due to gravity, average acceleration, instantaneous acceleration, kinematics
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Metadata instance created October 19, 2006 by Caroline Hall
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.


Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Motion in One Dimension

This resource offers support in understanding the concept of acceleration as a rate of change. It includes example problems with solutions, homework problems, and a fun section that provides sample accelerations of selected events. Great content support for middle school teachers or solid tutorial for high school physics.

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G. Elert, The Physics Hypertextbook: Acceleration (1998), WWW Document, (http://physics.info/acceleration/).
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G. Elert, The Physics Hypertextbook: Acceleration (1998), <http://physics.info/acceleration/>.
APA Format
Elert, G. (2006, July 18). The Physics Hypertextbook: Acceleration. Retrieved May 26, 2013, from http://physics.info/acceleration/
Chicago Format
Elert, Glenn. The Physics Hypertextbook: Acceleration. July 18, 2006. http://physics.info/acceleration/ (accessed 26 May 2013).
MLA Format
Elert, Glenn. The Physics Hypertextbook: Acceleration. 1998. 18 July 2006. 26 May 2013 <http://physics.info/acceleration/>.
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