written by
Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This interactive homework problem involves distance and deceleration in the context of a speeding driver who brakes to avoid being caught by the highway patrol. The problem is accompanied by a sequence of questions designed to encourage critical thinking and conceptual analysis. It is part of a larger collection of interactive problems developed by the Illinois Physics Education Research Group.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=6483">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Highway Patrol. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, September 2, 2006.</a>
AIP Format
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2002), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_highway_patrol).
AJP/PRST-PER
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Highway Patrol (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2002), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_highway_patrol>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, September 2). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Highway Patrol. Retrieved December 5, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_highway_patrol
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Highway Patrol. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, September 2, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_highway_patrol (accessed 5 December 2024).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Highway Patrol. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2002. 2 Sep. 2006. 5 Dec. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_highway_patrol>.
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Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Highway Patrol},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {5 December 2024},
Month = {September 2, 2006},
Year = {2002}
}
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