Force As A Vector I

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written by Kevork Spartalian

A Physlet-based simulation demonstrating the forces acting on a crate being pushed while remaining in static equilibrium. The user has to visually identify each of the forces acting on the crate.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Newton's Second Law = Force, Acceleration	- High School - Lower Undergraduate - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- application/java - text/html	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: Does not have a copyright, license, or other use restriction.
Keywords:: acceleration, force, free body diagram, normal force, push, static friction
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created August 21, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated:: August 22, 2008 by Cathy Ezrailson
Last Update when Cataloged:: October 3, 2005

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=7909">Spartalian, Kevork. Force As A Vector I. October 3, 2005.</a>

AIP Format

K. Spartalian, (2002), WWW Document, (http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html).

AJP/PRST-PER

K. Spartalian, Force As A Vector I (2002), <http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html>.

APA Format

Spartalian, K. (2005, October 3). Force As A Vector I. Retrieved October 27, 2025, from http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html

Chicago Format

Spartalian, Kevork. Force As A Vector I. October 3, 2005. http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html (accessed 27 October 2025).

MLA Format

Spartalian, Kevork. Force As A Vector I. 2002. 3 Oct. 2005. 27 Oct. 2025 <http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html>.

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@misc{ Author = "Kevork Spartalian", Title = {Force As A Vector I}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {27 October 2025}, Month = {October 3, 2005}, Year = {2002} }

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%0 Electronic Source %A Spartalian, Kevork %D October 3, 2005 %T Force As A Vector I %V 2025 %N 27 October 2025 %8 October 3, 2005 %9 application/java %U http://www.uvm.edu/~kspartal/Physlets/SelfTutor/StaticPush.html

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