written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem relating to tension force and Newton's Second Law. It shows two blocks of different masses connected by a string over an ideal pulley located at the edge of a table. Given the mass of each block and length of the string, students must determine the magnitude of acceleration on Block B. A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis, free-body diagrams, and help with calculations. Immediate feedback is received for both correct and incorrect responses.
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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6405">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge>.
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge (accessed 22 May 2013).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 22 May 2013 <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge>.
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Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {22 May 2013},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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