Instantaneous Acceleration

Instantaneous acceleration is the acceleration of a particle at a specific instant, found by differentiating the velocity function and substituting the given time, $a=\frac{dv}{dt}$. At maximum or minimum velocity the acceleration is zero, which helps locate those turning points in the motion.

You meet Instantaneous Acceleration in the Kinematics of Linear Motion chapter of SPM Additional Mathematics. Knowing the term precisely matters in the exam: questions often hinge on reading a keyword correctly, and because SPM marking is analytic, using the right definition in your working helps secure method marks.

Our teachers make sure a student can not only recite what Instantaneous Acceleration means but use it fluently in a full solution.

Because the SPM Add Math paper is bilingual (BM/EN), it helps to know this term in each language: Instantaneous Acceleration (EN) · Pecutan Seketika (BM) · 瞬时加速度 (中文)

Other key terms from the Kinematics of Linear Motion chapter you may want to check:

• Displacement
• Velocity
• Acceleration
• Instantaneous Velocity
• Total Distance Travelled