Kinematic labs with mobile devices / Jason M. Kinser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinser, Jason M., 1962- author.

Contributor:

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, publisher.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 2.

IOP concise physics

[IOP release 2]

IOP concise physics, 2053-2571

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kinematics--Study and teaching (Higher).

Kinematics.

Mobile communication systems in education.

Physical Description:

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

Distribution:

Bristol [England] : IOP Publishing, [2015]

Place of Publication:

San Rafael [California] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2015]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

text file

Biography/History:

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.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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. Summary

2. Working with spreadsheets

2.1. A cell

2.2. Simple math

2.3. Plotting

2.4. Trend lines

2.5. Solver

3. Laboratory measurements

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Normally distributed data

3.3. Propagation of errors

4. Train preparation

4.1. Materials

4.2. Construction

4.3. Train cars

4.4. The finished system

part 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.

Notes:

"Version: 20140701"--Title page verso.

"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 1, 2015).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781627056281

9781627056304

OCLC:

919069883

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.