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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 Newton's Second Law and kinetic friction.  A box of known mass is dropped vertically onto a conveyor belt moving at a constant speed.  The student must determine how much time it takes for the box to attain the same speed as the conveyor belt.  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.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
= Friction
- Motion in Two Dimensions
= 2D Velocity
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Problem Solving
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Best practice
= Tutorial
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- text/html
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Keywords:
Newton's Second Law, conveyor belt, friction, homework problem, interactive problem, kinetic friction, velocity
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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/05/belt).
AJP/PRST-PER
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Conveyor Belt (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/05/belt>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Conveyor Belt. Retrieved December 4, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/05/belt
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Conveyor Belt. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/05/belt (accessed 4 December 2024).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Conveyor Belt. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 4 Dec. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys101/ie/05/belt>.
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@misc{ Author = "Gary Gladding", Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Conveyor Belt}, Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {4 December 2024}, Month = {June 16, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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This is the full collection of homework problems by the same author.  It contains six comprehensive problem sets classified by course level.

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