Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction

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written by Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group

This interactive homework problem asks the student to find the sum of two vectors. Included is a sequence of questions designed to encourage critical thinking and conceptual analysis. It is part of a larger collection of interactive problems developed by the Illinois Physics Education Research Group.

http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/02/IE...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Active Learning = Problem Solving Mathematical Tools - Vector Algebra	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Problem/Problem Set = Tutorial

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Intended User:: Learner
Format:: text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2006 University of Illinois Physics Education Research Group
Keywords:: problem solving, tutorial example, vector addition, vector subtraction, vectors
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 26, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: March 12, 2013 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: June 16, 2006
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/02/IE_vectors).

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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/02/IE_vectors>.

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Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Retrieved May 21, 2013, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/02/IE_vectors

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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/02/IE_vectors (accessed 21 May 2013).

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Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 21 May 2013 <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/02/IE_vectors>.

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