Unit 3 Post - 6/20: Acceleration

Acceleration is defined as a change in velocity per unit of time measured in m/s^2. Basically it means a change in the rate of speed. Acceleration doesn't have as much to do with the specifics of position; it does however describe total displacement and defines positive acceleration as moving away from the origin while negative acceleration is moving towards the origin. 

This video is a simple recording of the fishes in my aquarium. Fishes seldom are still, they're always moving. Often they aren't moving towards a specific destination - they're just moving! This reminds me of acceleration! Acceleration, like I said, usually describes displacement opposed to destination. Fish don't move towards a destination, but they don't visit the same spot twice - so they have a lot of displacement which you can see in my video. Also, I tapped the glass during the video to scare them and make them swim faster to demonstrate a change in speed. If you watch the fish, you see how they move slowly sometimes, then speed up, then slow down, and so on! A great practical application of acceleration!