But if you calculate the acceleration without the graph, you are explicitly stating that the y-intercept is zero---which it might not be. So there are some actual reasons for making a graph.

To calculate acceleration, start by measuring the time it takes to travel between the start and end of the journey. Calculate the velocity using the formula: velocity = distance/time.

Speed and acceleration. The motion of any moving object can be described by its speed– time graph. Data from the graph can be used to calculate acceleration, the distance travelled and the ...

Their teachers had been provided with an extensive workbook of activities for the kids—such as calculating the acceleration of the bus on their way to the park, determining angles of flight on ...