The Acceleration Measurement PWA uses the accelerometer sensor in a cellphone or other mobile device to measure motion. The app displays and records the vector acceleration components. To record data, set the time interval [start, end] and press the Record button. Recoded data can be copied to the clipboard and pasted into another app, such as a spreadsheet, for further analysis.
A Progressive Web Application (PWA) is a type of mobile app that is delivered through the web, that can work off-line, and that can be installed on a user's home screen. PWAs are built using industry-standard web technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Elevator Acceleration Activity by written by Mario Belloni
An activity to compare the resulting accelerations from a cellphone accelerometer to a mass calculation based on the second law of motion. download 103kb .pdf
Last Modified: November 16, 2019
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Measuring g and the Effect of Circular Motion Activity by written by Mario Belloni
An activity to measure g and see if there is an acceleration when an object is in circular motion using a cellphone accelerometer. download 69kb .pdf
Last Modified: November 16, 2019
Released under a CC Noncommercial license.
Student Notebook after Accelerometer Activities by witten by Alexis Pheng and Mario Belloni
Davidson College student notebook pages from PHY 125 - General Physics with Calculus I: Studio (Integrated Lecture & Lab) download 392kb .pdf
Last Modified: November 16, 2019
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Circular Motion Activity by written by Mario Belloni
Measure the acceleration components using a cellphone accelerometer by sitting on a rotating chair and by placing the cellphone on a Lazy Susan. download 70kb .pdf
Last Modified: November 16, 2019
Released under a CC Noncommercial license.
Acceleration Measurement Source Code
EJS source code for the mobile device acceleration measurement simulation. download 423kb .zip
Last Modified: January 7, 2020
Christian, W. (2019). Acceleration Measurement PWA [Computer software]. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15159&DocID=5092
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%0 Computer Program %A Christian, Wolfgang %D September 1, 2019 %T Acceleration Measurement PWA %8 September 1, 2019 %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15159&DocID=5092
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