written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem for introductory physics students relating to acceleration of the orbital body "Ganymede", which is the largest moon of Jupiter. Given the diameter and orbital radius of Ganymede and the mass of Jupiter, students must determine the time it takes for Ganymede to make one complete revolution.
A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, from conceptual analysis through quantitative calculation. 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 on this page for a link to the full collection.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6411">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Ganymede. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014.</a>
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/ie_ganymede).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Ganymede (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/ie_ganymede>.
Gladding, G. (2014, August 31). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Ganymede. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/ie_ganymede
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Ganymede. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014. https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/ie_ganymede (accessed 17 March 2025).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Ganymede. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 31 Aug. 2014. 17 Mar. 2025 <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/04/ie_ganymede>.
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