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Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem designed to promote student understanding of when to use the Work-Energy Theorem to simplify problem solving. The problem gives the mass, initial velocity, coefficient of friction, and stopping distance of an empty truck traveling on a straight road. Students must determine the stopping distance if the truck were fully loaded, doubling its mass. A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for finding solutions within the framework of both the Work/Kinetic Energy Theorem and Newton's Second Law. To promote critical thinking, 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.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Interactive Problem Solving This scaffolded homework problem is an excellent way to promote student understanding of when to use the Work-Energy Theorem to simplify problem solving. This problem involves a truck traveling on a straight road, both with and without a payload. The author takes the student step-by-step through a Socratic format of conceptual analysis, strategic analysis, and finally, setting up the equations. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6425">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Truck. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
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G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/06/397-1).
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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Truck (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/06/397-1>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Truck. Retrieved December 5, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/06/397-1
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Truck. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/06/397-1 (accessed 5 December 2024).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Truck. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 5 Dec. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/06/397-1>.
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Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Truck},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {5 December 2024},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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