Apply the Brakes

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written by Surendranath Reddy

This applet displays the motion of an object moving with constant acceleration. As a model of a car slowing to a stop, the object initially moves with uniform velocity when brakes are applied. The initial velocity, instant of application of brakes, and braking acceleration can be set by the user. The motion of the object is displayed using a motion diagram and graphs of position and velocity vs. time. This is part of a large collection of physics and math applets by the author.

http://surendranath.tripod.com/Applets/Kinematics/Brake/AB.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in One Dimension	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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- Physical Science - Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Activity - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended User:: Learner
Format:: application/java
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2004 B. Surendranath Reddy
Keywords:: acceleration, applet, interactive, motion diagram, motion graph, simulation
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created April 24, 2006 by swapna gurumani
Record Updated:: June 17, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 11, 2004
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Velocity and Acceleration

This versatile simulation lets students explore the effects of braking on an object moving with constant velocity. Set the initial velocity, start the applet, and hit the brakes. Graphs of velocity vs. time and position vs. time are simultaneously displayed. You can also set the rate of braking acceleration. This resource will help students build concepts relating to frictional force.

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