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The paper Innovative Uses of Video Analysis describes several new video analysis and computational modeling experiments in mechanics, optics and thermal physics made possible by Tracker, a free, open-source video analysis tool. Experiments include viewing and analyzing 2d collisions in a center of mass reference frame, modeling the air resistance force on falling cupcake cups, measuring thermal expansion using single-slit diffraction, and analyzing the emission spectra of lasers, gases, fluorescent dyes and fluorescent lamps.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/items/detail.cfm?ID=8626">Brown, Douglas, and Anne Cox. "Innovative Uses of Video Analysis." Phys. Teach. 47, no. 3, (March 1, 2009): 145-150.</a>
D. Brown and A. Cox, Innovative Uses of Video Analysis, Phys. Teach. 47 (3), 145 (2009), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8626&DocID=1002>.
Brown, D., & Cox, A. (2009, March 1). Innovative Uses of Video Analysis. Phys. Teach., 47(3), 145-150. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8626&DocID=1002
Brown, Douglas, and Anne Cox. "Innovative Uses of Video Analysis." Phys. Teach. 47, no. 3, (March 1, 2009): 145-150, https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8626&DocID=1002 (accessed 11 October 2026).
Brown, Douglas, and Anne Cox. "Innovative Uses of Video Analysis." Phys. Teach. 47.3 (2009): 145-150. 11 Oct. 2026 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=8626&DocID=1002>.
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