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Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This is an interactive homework problem for introductory physics students relating to Newton's Second Law. Inside an accelerating car, a ball of known mass hangs from a string. Given the string displacement from the vertical, the student must determine the magnitude of the car's acceleration.
A user-activated "help" sequence promotes understanding of this situation relative to positions both inside and outside the car. Included are a step-by-step conceptual analysis, free-body diagrams, and explanation for setting up the vector equation. This item is part of a larger collection of interactive homework problems for introductory physics. SEE RELATED ITEMS BELOW for a link to the full collection.
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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=6404">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006.</a>
AIP Format
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_car).
AJP/PRST-PER
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_car>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car. Retrieved May 24, 2013, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_car
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_car (accessed 24 May 2013).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 24 May 2013 <http://research.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/03/IE_car>.
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@misc{
Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Pendulum in Car},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {24 May 2013},
Month = {June 16, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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%A Gary Gladding
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Illinois PER: Interactive Examples
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