Physics Web Problem Instructions
...The best way to explain this is to show you an example problem:
The text that appears in the actual
problem is bold in this sample.
Often these problems will have figures that are useful in solving the problem.
In this case (actually most of the time) the picture is just for fun.
Automobile experts will oftentimes refer to a car's "0 to 60 time", the time it takes
for a car to go from rest to 60 miles/hour, when talking about how powerful its engine
is. For example, a Ferrari Daytona's "0 to 60 time" is about 6 seconds.
- a.
- What is the acceleration of this car compared to that of gravity?
- b.
- If you had a car able to accelerate at 1 g, what would its "0 to 60 time"
be?
After reading the problem, you would of course try to solve it before looking at
the solution...
These two links lead to the problem's hints or solutions. If (as in this case)
there is more than one part to the problem, the Solution link will lead to another
menu allowing you to choose which part of the solution you want to look at. This
way you can do the problem step by step, checking your answer along the way. If
you are lucky, (in this case not...) you may even have more than one hint to
look at, and the Hints link will lead to a menu as well.
Finally, there is the evaluation button. In a real problem you could click on
this picture and fill out a simple form telling the maintainer what you thought of
it -- whether it was too difficult, too easy, too silly, had a confusing solution, etc. You are
encouraged to evaluate any problem you do, and may fill out the form anonymously
if you wish...
