Translational Motion Review

• This is the stuff about acceleration, velocity, and position that we've already covered.
• Force = mass*acceleration.
• Velocity changes position.
• Acceleration changes velocity.
• Force changes acceleration.
• Typically, acceleration, velocity and position are all represented by 3D vectors.
• Total velocity = sqrt(Vx*Vx + Vy*Vy + Vz*Vz).
• Velocity is the derivative of position.
• Acceleration is the derivative of velocity.
• Therefore acceleration is the second derivative of position.