written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem relating to interacting forces in a system featuring an incline plane, two blocks of equal mass, and an ideal pulley. Given angles of incline, mass of the blocks, and coefficient of friction, students are required to determine the acceleration of the block moving up the incline.
A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis, free-body diagrams, and tips to set up the calculations. To promote critical thinking, immediate feedback is received for both correct and incorrect responses. This item is part of a larger collection of interactive homework problems for introductory physics. See Related items on this page for a link to the full collection.
<a href="http://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6408">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline>.
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Retrieved May 23, 2013, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline (accessed 23 May 2013).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 23 May 2013 <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_2_blocks_incline>.
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Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks on an Incline},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {23 May 2013},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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