Visualizing Jerk: Change of Acceleration

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"Jerk" in physics is the third derivative of position. It is somewhat difficult to visualize intuitively, so this Demonstration shows it with a simple graph. This is the "constant jerk" case where acceleration is increasing at a constant rate.

External Links

Jerk (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Daniel Johnson
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​"Visualizing Jerk: Change of Acceleration"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/VisualizingJerkChangeOfAcceleration/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: March 7, 2011