Acceleration &

Deceleration
Prepared by:
SITI FAIRUZ BINTI MOHD NOOR
L 20091002852
Previous Lesson…
In a specified
direction has the
shortest
magnitude of
Displacement Distance

is the rate of is the rate of

change of change of

Velocity Speed

in a linear motion is
the magnitude of
Video…….
 Learning Outcome
At the end of this lesson, student
should be able to:
- Define acceleration and
deceleration
- State that a= v-u
t
- Calculate acceleration and
deceleration.
 60 kmh-1 100 kmh-1

Initial velocity , u = 60 kmh-1

Final Velocity , v = 100 kmh-1

Time, t = 5 s
What can you say about the velocity of the
car?
 Suppose the car was moving with an initial velocity of
12 ms-1 and takes 6s to stop.
Calculate its acceleration.

u = 12 ms-1
v = 0 ms-1
t=6s

a = v - u = -2 ms-2
t
So, we can say that the car accelerates at -2 ms-
2 or the car decelerates at 2 ms-2 .
How does acceleration
relate to change of
velocity?
How does acceleration
relate to change of
time?
What is acceleration?
Acceleration = Change in velocity
Time taken for the change

The car accelerates from an initial velocity, u, to a

final velocity, v, in time, t.

The acceleration of the car is

a = v-u ms-1
t s
Vector quantity
SI unit : ms-2
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We can analyse linear motion in a
laboratory using a ticker timer
 Direction of
motion

C
 What can you say
about the velocity and
acceleration of the
trolley in each case?
 Direction of motion
A

Distance between dots is the same.

The trolley is moving with constant
velocity.
 Direction of motion

B
The distance between dots is increasing.
The trolley is moving with increasing
velocity.
It has a positive acceleration.
Speeds up.
 Direction of motion

C
The distance between dots is decreasing.
The trolley is moving with decreasing
velocity.
It is decelerating.
Slows down.
 A sprinter runs from the starting line and achieves a
velocity of 18ms-1 in 3s.
 Calculate his acceleration.

Answer:

We know that:
u= 0ms-1 a = v-u
v= 18ms-1 t
t=3s = 18 - 0 ms-1
3 s
= 6 ms-2
Problem to solve…

A stationary car achieves a velocity of 40ms-1

in 10 seconds.
Calculate the acceleration of the car.
(Assume that the acceleration of the car is
uniform throughout the journey).
Answer..
Acceleration = Change of velocity
Time
= Final velocity – Initial Velocity
Time
= 40ms-1 – 0ms-1
10s
= 4ms-1
Learning outcome…
At the end of this lesson, student
should be able to:
- Define acceleration and
deceleration
- State that a= v-u
t
- Calculate acceleration and
deceleration.
Homework….
Read “Analysing Motion Graph”- (text
book; page 28)
Do review questions (Exercise Book,
page 107)