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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 oscillation.  It involves a box of known mass sliding across a frictionless surface into a relaxed spring.  Given spring constant and initial speed, the student must determine how long the box is in contact with the spring before it is released at the equilibrium point.   A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, from conceptual analysis through quantitative calculation.  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.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Problem Solving
Oscillations & Waves
- Oscillations
= Springs and Oscillators
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Best practice
= Tutorial
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Keywords:
homework problem, interactive problem, mass and spring, oscillation, simple harmonic motion, spring, spring constant
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AIP Format
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/10/box_and_spring).
AJP/PRST-PER
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Box and Spring (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/10/box_and_spring>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Box and Spring. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/10/box_and_spring
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Box and Spring. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/10/box_and_spring (accessed 29 March 2024).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Box and Spring. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/10/box_and_spring>.
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@misc{ Author = "Gary Gladding", Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Box and Spring}, Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {29 March 2024}, Month = {June 16, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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This is the full collection of homework problems by the same author.  It contains six problem sets classified by course level.

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