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Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem for introductory physics students relating to tension force and Newton's Second Law. It features two blocks of differing mass connected by a string over an ideal pulley located at the edge of a table. Given the mass of each block and length of the string, students must determine the magnitude of acceleration on Block B.
A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis, free-body diagrams, and help with calculations. 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. SEE RELATED ITEMS BELOW for a link to the full collection.
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<a href="http://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6405">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
AIP Format
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge).
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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Retrieved May 20, 2013, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge (accessed 20 May 2013).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 20 May 2013 <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_2_blocks_edge>.
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Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Masses on a Table Edge},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {20 May 2013},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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Illinois PER: Interactive Examples
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