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Been thinking too much about jerk for a month now

No, I am not talking about the Twitter CEO. I am thinking of the third derivative of position, jerk, defined as the rate at which acceleration changes, measured in ms⁻³. I think jerk is final derivative of position that we … Continue reading

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The fifth derivative of position

Crackle. Some physicists had a bit of fun when they started naming the further derivatives of position but let’s start with the beginning: Position is where you are. The first derivation, velocity, is how much your position changes per time … Continue reading

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