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 Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:33 pm
Those of you with a highschool education will probably know that d is distance.
If you've done calculus, you'll have been introduced to the idea of v (velocity) as the time-derivative of d.
You may even know that a (acceleration) is the time derivative of v.
But then, what is the time derivative of a? Well, look at it logically. The change of distance with respect to time, is velocity. The change in velocity with respect to time is acceleration. What's the change in acceleration with respect to time?
Well, it's fairly meaningless.
But it's name is awesome.
It's called the "Jerk Parameter"
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:17 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:44 pm
...Wishing I took calc just for this. xd
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:53 pm
The change in acceleration?
It's never a constant thing, though. And can't be directly related to anything, can it?
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:43 pm
Divine_Malevolence The change in acceleration? It's never a constant thing, though. And can't be directly related to anything, can it? It's not constant, that's why it's a differential.
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:04 pm
Valheita Divine_Malevolence The change in acceleration? It's never a constant thing, though. And can't be directly related to anything, can it? It's not constant, that's why it's a differential. Terminology I'm unfamiliar with.
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:34 pm
Divine_Malevolence Valheita Divine_Malevolence The change in acceleration? It's never a constant thing, though. And can't be directly related to anything, can it? It's not constant, that's why it's a differential. Terminology I'm unfamiliar with. Hmm. If you plot acceleration against time, then the slope of the graph at any point is the jerk parameter at that point.
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