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written by K. Vick, Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney
This page contains an alternative homework problem related to tailgating and the related physics.  Users will be prompted to make calculations about stopping distance in a vehicle traveling at high speed behind another.  The problem is designed to allow students to independently explore inertia in motion and the relationship between mass and inertia.

This item is part of a larger collection of alternative problems based on physics education research.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Acceleration
= Velocity
- Newton's First Law
= Inertia in Motion
- Newton's Second Law
= Force, Acceleration
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Problem/Problem Set
- Assessment Material
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© 2002 Vick, Redish, Cooney
Keywords:
APB, Activity-Based Physics, Law of Inertia, acceleration, automobile, car, estimation, force, homework problem, inertia, motion, speed, vehicle, velocity
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created July 16, 2008 by Christopher Bares
Record Updated:
January 6, 2009 by Caroline Hall
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June 25, 2002
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K. Vick, E. Redish, and P. Cooney, (2002), WWW Document, (http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/tail.htm).
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K. Vick, E. Redish, and P. Cooney, Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Tailgating (2002), <http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/tail.htm>.
APA Format
Vick, K., Redish, E., & Cooney, P. (2002, June 25). Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Tailgating. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/tail.htm
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Vick, K, E. Redish, and P. Cooney. Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Tailgating. June 25, 2002. http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/tail.htm (accessed 26 April 2024).
MLA Format
Vick, K., Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney. Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Tailgating. 2002. 25 June 2002. 26 Apr. 2024 <http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/tail.htm>.
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@misc{ Author = "K. Vick and Edward F. Redish and Patrick Cooney", Title = {Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Tailgating}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {26 April 2024}, Month = {June 25, 2002}, Year = {2002} }
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