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written by Gary Gladding
published by the University of llinois Physics Education Research Group
This interactive homework problem presents the case of a ball thrown straight up in the air at an initial speed of 30 m/s. How fast would a person standing 70 meters away need to run to catch the ball just before it hits the ground? The problem is accompanied by a sequence of questions designed to encourage critical thinking and engage students beyond traditional textbook problems.  The questions are user-activated and carefully crafted to guide beginning students through conceptual analysis before attempting the mathematics.  It is part of a larger collection of interactive problems developed by the Illinois Physics Education Research Group.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Position & Displacement
= Velocity
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Problem Solving
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Problem/Problem Set
= Tutorial
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- Learners
- text/html
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© 2006 University of Illinois Physics Education Research Group
Keywords:
displacement, kinematics, motion and force, problem solving, tutorial problems, velocity
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G. Gladding, (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), WWW Document, (https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_catch_the_ball).
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G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Catch the Ball (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_catch_the_ball>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2006, June 16). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Catch the Ball. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_catch_the_ball
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Catch the Ball. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, June 16, 2006. https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_catch_the_ball (accessed 2 November 2024).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Catch the Ball. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 16 June 2006. 2 Nov. 2024 <https://per.physics.illinois.edu/per/IE/ie.pl?phys111/ie/01/IE_catch_the_ball>.
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@misc{ Author = "Gary Gladding", Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Catch the Ball}, Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {2 November 2024}, Month = {June 16, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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