Angular acceleration is angular speed derivative ================================================ *Angular acceleration* is a physical quantity that describes the change in angular speed over time. **Links:** #. `Wikipedia `__. .. py:currentmodule:: symplyphysics.definitions.angular_acceleration_is_angular_speed_derivative .. py:data:: time :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.basic.time`. Symbol: :code:`t` Latex: :math:`t` Dimension: :code:`time` .. py:data:: angular_acceleration :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.angular_acceleration` of the body as a function of time. Symbol: :code:`alpha(t)` Latex: :math:`\alpha{\left(t \right)}` Dimension: :code:`angle/time**2` .. py:data:: angular_speed :attr:`~symplyphysics.symbols.classical_mechanics.angular_speed` of the body as a function of time. Symbol: :code:`w(t)` Latex: :math:`\omega{\left(t \right)}` Dimension: :code:`angle/time` .. py:data:: definition :code:`alpha(t) = Derivative(w(t), t)` Latex: .. math:: \alpha{\left(t \right)} = \frac{d}{d t} \omega{\left(t \right)}