Kinematic labs with mobile devices /

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"Version: 20140701"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- part I. Lab preparation -- 1. Apps for mobile devices -- 1.1. Operating systems -- 1.2. Typical sensors -- 1.3. Analysis software -- 1.4. Example -- 1.5. Other materials -- 1.6. Summary2. Working with spreadsheets -- 2.1. A cell -- 2.2. Simple math -- 2.3. Plotting -- 2.4. Trend lines -- 2.5. Solver3. Laboratory measurements -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Normally distributed data -- 3.3. Propagation of errors4. Train preparation -- 4.1. Materials -- 4.2. Construction -- 4.3. Train cars -- 4.4. The finished systempart II. 13 labs -- 5. Lab 1 : acceleration of an elevator -- 6. Lab 2 : independence of x and y -- 7. Lab 3 : tension -- 8. Lab 4 : the Atwood machine -- 9. Lab 5 : conservation of energy -- 10. Lab 6 : loss of energy -- 11. Lab 7 : inelastic collisions -- 12. Lab 8 : angular acceleration -- 13. Lab 9 : efficiency of momentum transfer -- 14. Lab 10 : angular momentum -- 15. Lab 11 : torques in equilibrium -- 16. Lab 12 : pendulum -- 17. Lab 13 : Kepler's third law.As technology advances education has expanded from the classroom into other formats including on-line delivery, flipped classrooms and hybrid delivery. Congruent with these is the need for alternative formats for laboratory experiences. This explosion in technology has also placed in the hands of a majority of students a sensor suite tucked neatly into their smart phones or smart tablets. The popularity of these devices provides a new avenue for the non-traditional kinematic lab experience. This book addresses this issue by providing 13 labs spanning the common topics in the first semester of university level physics. Each lab is designed to use only the student's smart phone, laptop and items easily found in big-box stores or a hobby shop. Each lab contains theory, set-up instructions and basic analysis techniques. All of these labs can be performed outside of the traditional university lab setting and initial costs averaging less than $8 per student per lab excluding the smart phone and laptop.Undergraduate level physics.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.Jason M. Kinser, D.Sc., has been an associate professor at George Mason University for over 18 years teaching courses in physics, computational science, bioinformatics and forensic science. Recently, he converted the traditional university physics course into an active learning technology environment.Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 1, 2015).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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English

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9781627056281

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SCIENCE / Physics / General.
Physics.
Kinematics
Mobile communication systems in education.

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Jason M. Kinser.

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