This item is an annotated homework problem relating to position, velocity and acceleration for introductory physics students. This item is an example of "Working Backwards", in which equations are presented, with students required to visualize and construct physical situations that could have produced the equations. This resource is intended to supplement classroom instruction and traditional text materials. It is part of a larger collection of similar physics homework problems.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6598">Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards. August 3, 2007.</a>
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards. Retrieved February 8, 2025, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF (accessed 8 February 2025).
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 8 Feb. 2025 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF>.
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