written by
Gary Gladding
published by
the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This interactive homework problem takes introductory physics students through a step-by-step process of how to visualize and calculate vector subtraction. It is designed as a problem requiring analysis and student response, with immediate feedback for both correct and incorrect responses. It is appropriate for non-science majors and students with little background in physics or vector algebra.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6416">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. 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://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors).
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors>.
Gladding, G. (2014, August 31). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Retrieved February 8, 2025, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors (accessed 8 February 2025).
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 31 Aug. 2014. 8 Feb. 2025 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors>.
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