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written by Joe Ferguson and Jack Denson
published by the MSU Department of Physics and Astronomy
This resource is an introductory kinematics lab in which students use a motion sensor to analyze position, velocity, and acceleration vs. time graphs.  Designed for use with Data Studio software, it provides step-by-step directions for setting up the interface with the sensor and tips on scaling the graphs.  Students then graph data and compare to their own hypotheses.  After analyzing simpler types of movement, the task is to think in "reverse" to match movements to more complex pre-drawn graphs.  This item is part of a larger collection of labs for introductory physics by the authors.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in One Dimension
= Acceleration
= Position & Displacement
= Velocity
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Laboratory
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Keywords:
acceleration, acceleration graphs, acceleration vs. time, experiment, kinematics, kinematics graphs, lab, laboratory, position vs. time, velocity, velocity graphs, velocity vs. time
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Metadata instance created October 15, 2007 by Jason Garman
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August 4, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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October 10, 2007
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AIP Format
J. Ferguson and J. Denson, (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), WWW Document, (http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf).
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J. Ferguson and J. Denson, Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), <http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf>.
APA Format
Ferguson, J., & Denson, J. (2007, October 10). Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy: http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf
Chicago Format
Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 10, 2007. http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2000. 10 Oct. 2007. 19 Mar. 2024 <http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf>.
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@misc{ Author = "Joe Ferguson and Jack Denson", Title = {Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics}, Publisher = {Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 March 2024}, Month = {October 10, 2007}, Year = {2000} }
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