This PhysCast has a 1 dimensional motion problem with constant acceleration. You rush on to the train station platform, but your train is already leaving. You stop and watch as two of the 8.0 m train carriages move past you. The first one takes 1.6 s to go by and the next one takes 1.0s. Calculate the acceleration of the train, assuming it is constant.

A train goes past: Average velocity and acceleration (PhysCasts)

PhysCasts are narrated screen video recordings explaining physics concepts and their application to problem-solving. They have been produced by Swinburne University of Technology's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology. The series is part of an ongoing collaborative research project to develop high quality resources and investigate the effectiveness of screencasts to support learning. PhysCasts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/.

Share A train goes past: Average velocity and acceleration (PhysCasts)

Sign up to save your podcasts

A train goes past: Average velocity and acceleration (PhysCasts)

A train goes past: Average velocity and acceleration (PhysCasts)