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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 vector subtraction. It depicts two vectors A and B in the x-y plane. Vector C is the difference of A and B (C = A - B). The user is asked to find the magnitude of C. The problem is accompanied by a Socratic-dialog "help" sequence designed to encourage critical thinking as users do a guided conceptual analysis before attempting the mathematics. It is part of a larger collection of interactive physics problems.
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<a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=6416">Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. 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?phys101/ie/01/vectors).
AJP/PRST-PER
G. Gladding, Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction (University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, Urbana, 2006), <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors>.
APA Format
Gladding, G. (2014, August 31). Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from University of llinois Physics Education Research Group: https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors
Chicago Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, August 31, 2014. https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors (accessed 16 March 2025).
MLA Format
Gladding, Gary. Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction. Urbana: University of llinois Physics Education Research Group, 2006. 31 Aug. 2014. 16 Mar. 2025 <https://ie.per.physics.illinois.edu/per/ie/ie.pl?phys101/ie/01/vectors>.
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@misc{
Author = "Gary Gladding",
Title = {Illinois PER Interactive Examples: Vector Subtraction},
Publisher = {University of llinois Physics Education Research Group},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {16 March 2025},
Month = {August 31, 2014},
Year = {2006}
}
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