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David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat
written by David P. Maloney
This item is an annotated homework problem relating to acceleration and force for introductory physics students.  The author provides explicit, sequential explanations of the steps needed to determine the net force on a boat accelerating along a straight line.  This resource is intended to supplement classroom instruction and traditional text material.  It is part of a larger collection of similar introductory physics problems.
https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Newton's Second Law
= Force, Acceleration
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Problem/Problem Set
= Tutorial
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Keywords:
acceleration, force, homework examples, homework problems, kinematics, physics problems
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created February 24, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:
August 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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August 3, 2007
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D. Maloney, (2001), WWW Document, (https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm).
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D. Maloney, David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat (2001), <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm>.
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Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm
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Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 2 May 2025 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "David P. Maloney", Title = {David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {2 May 2025}, Month = {August 3, 2007}, Year = {2001} }
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