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Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This interactive homework problem for introductory physics relates to interacting forces in a system featuring an incline plane with a 30-degree angle, two blocks of different masses, and an ideal pulley. Students must determine the acceleration of the block moving up the incline. A user-activated "help" sequence is provided for each step of the problem-solving, including conceptual analysis, free-body diagrams, and tips to set up the calculations. Immediate feedback is received for both correct and incorrect responses.
Editor's Note: This problem promotes understanding of the overall picture of multiple forces in a system. In particular, it addresses the misconception that the tension forces acting on the ideal pulley are different in magnitude. The author deftly guides learners in overcoming this conceptual struggle.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6406">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014.</a>
AIP Format
G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_two_blocks).
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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_two_blocks>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2014, August 31). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_two_blocks
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014. https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_two_blocks (accessed 17 March 2025).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 31 Aug. 2014. 17 Mar. 2025 <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/ie_two_blocks>.
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@misc{
Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Two Blocks},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {17 March 2025},
Month = {August 31, 2014},
Year = {2006}
}
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