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.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6424">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Conveyor Belt. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</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/05/belt).
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>.
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
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).
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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