written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem for introductory physics students relating to frictional forces between a moving cart and a block sitting on top of the cart. An external force is applied to the cart. Students must determine the maximum acceleration of the system so that the block will not slip.
A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis and information about static and kinetic friction. 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=6409">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Cart. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Cart (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_block_on_cart).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Cart (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_block_on_cart>.
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Cart. Retrieved May 24, 2013, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_block_on_cart
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Cart. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_block_on_cart (accessed 24 May 2013).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Block on Cart. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 24 May 2013 <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/IE_block_on_cart>.
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Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {24 May 2013},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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