Editor selections by Topic and Unit

The Physics Front is a free service provided by the AAPT in partnership with the NSF/NSDL.

Detail Page

written by Andrew Duffy
This web page is an interactive physics problem on vector addition.  The page explains the concept of breaking a vector into components and adding them together, and works through an example problem.  The attached Java applet visualizes the problem.

This is part of a collection of similar simulation-based student activities.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Problem Solving
General Physics
- Computational Physics
Other Sciences
- Mathematics
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Interactive Simulation
= Tutorial
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Physical Science
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
- Activity
- Laboratory
- New teachers
  • Currently 0.0/5

Want to rate this material?
Login here!


Intended Users:
Learner
Educator
Formats:
application/java
text/html
Access Rights:
Free access
Restriction:
© 2002 Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:
components, graph, vector addition, vector resolution, vectors
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created May 13, 2008 by Christopher Allen
Record Updated:
July 28, 2008 by Cathy Ezrailson
Last Update
when Cataloged:
March 28, 2008
ComPADRE is beta testing Citation Styles!

Record Link
AIP Format
A. Duffy, (2002), WWW Document, (http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html).
AJP/PRST-PER
A. Duffy, Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method (2002), <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html>.
APA Format
Duffy, A. (2008, March 28). Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html
Chicago Format
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method. March 28, 2008. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html (accessed 29 March 2023).
MLA Format
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method. 2002. 28 Mar. 2008. 29 Mar. 2023 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html>.
BibTeX Export Format
@misc{ Author = "Andrew Duffy", Title = {Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method}, Volume = {2023}, Number = {29 March 2023}, Month = {March 28, 2008}, Year = {2002} }
Refer Export Format

%A Andrew Duffy %T Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method %D March 28, 2008 %U http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html %O application/java

EndNote Export Format

%0 Electronic Source %A Duffy, Andrew %D March 28, 2008 %T Boston University Physics Applets: Vector Addition - Component Method %V 2023 %N 29 March 2023 %8 March 28, 2008 %9 application/java %U http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c3_vadd_comp.html


Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.

Citation Source Information

The AIP Style presented is based on information from the AIP Style Manual.

The APA Style presented is based on information from APA Style.org: Electronic References.

The Chicago Style presented is based on information from Examples of Chicago-Style Documentation.

The MLA Style presented is based on information from the MLA FAQ.

Save to my folders

Contribute

Similar Materials