* Reading Outline, Sec2.1 * ---------------------------------------- * Vocabulary/Definitions * - Velocity and speed - Average velocity - Instantaneous velocity - The slope of a curve at a point - Instantaneous and average velocities as slopes of lines on the graph of distance vs. time * Understand * 1. Explain the paradox of trying to find speed by looking at an instant in time. How do we get around this problem? 2. If the vertical position of a purple-headed black-winged fuzzy-chested African sparrow is given as a function of time by s(t) = 4 + sin(3 t) (in meters, with t in seconds), what is the bird's average velocity between t=1.5 and t=2.0? What is its instantaneous velocity at t=1.5 to within 0.1 m/s?