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.
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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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=5986">Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 10, 2007.</a>
J. Ferguson and J. Denson, (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), WWW Document, (https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf).
J. Ferguson and J. Denson, Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), <https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf>.
Ferguson, J., & Denson, J. (2007, October 10). Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy: https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf
Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 10, 2007. https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf (accessed 18 June 2025).
Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Kinematics. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, 2000. 10 Oct. 2007. 18 June 2025 <https://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/Kinematics.pdf>.
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Year = {2000}
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