This item is an annotated homework problem relating to acceleration and force for introductory physics students. The author provides explicit, sequential explanations of the steps needed to determine the net force on a boat accelerating along a straight line. This resource is intended to supplement classroom instruction and traditional text material. It is part of a larger collection of similar introductory physics problems.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6607">Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. August 3, 2007.</a>
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. Retrieved February 8, 2025, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm (accessed 8 February 2025).
Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Dynamics Example 1-Accelerating Boat. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 8 Feb. 2025 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/DynamicsEx1.htm>.
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