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David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards
written by David P. Maloney
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.
https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Acceleration
= Position & Displacement
= Velocity
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Collection
- Instructional Material
= Problem/Problem Set
= Tutorial
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Keywords:
Working Backwards, acceleration, homework examples, homework problems, kinematics, physics problems, position, velocity
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created February 21, 2008 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:
August 10, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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August 3, 2007
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D. Maloney, (2001), WWW Document, (https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF).
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D. Maloney, David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards (2001), <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF>.
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Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF
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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 21 January 2026).
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Maloney, David P.. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards. 2001. 3 Aug. 2007. 21 Jan. 2026 <https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/WBT%20Example.PDF>.
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@misc{ Author = "David P. Maloney", Title = {David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 12-Working Backwards}, Volume = {2026}, Number = {21 January 2026}, Month = {August 3, 2007}, Year = {2001} }
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