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Science SPORE Prize
November 2011
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Tracker Lab Manual and Workshop Resources Documents
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Main Document
written by
Aaron Titus
This is a set of handouts, a presentation, and videos that one can use for a workshop to teach others how to use Tracker. The resources may also be adapted for students to learn Tracker.
Subdocuments for this item contain:
- presentation slides in PowerPoint
- a one-page Tracker "cheat sheet" with instructions for the most often-used tasks
- a sample lab manual with 6 Tracker video analysis labs that include:
- uniform motion
- inertial and non-inertial reference frames (Newton's first law)
- force on a person landing after a jump (Newton's second law)
- center of mass motion (collision)
- uniform circular motion of a bicycle wheel
- conservation of angular momentum of a figure skater
- all videos and Tracker files for the experiments and presentation
- source for all handouts that can be edited with LaTeX
Run the Tracker Manual examples using Tracker Online. Tracker Manual ResourcesTo install desktop Tracker, download Tracker from "https://physlets.org/tracker/". Tracker is free. The videos can be used with other video analysis software; however, the handout has screen captures from Tracker and instructions specifically written for Tracker. All videos maintain the copyright of those who recorded the video and are shared with permission of the video authors. All handouts created by Aaron Titus may be freely edited and redistributed without citation.
Published June 6, 2012
Last Modified June 5, 2012
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Supplemental Documents (11)
This one-page "cheat sheet" will show you the most common steps required to analyze videos with Tracker.
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The zip file includes videos and Tracker files used with the PowerPoint presentation.
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These are the LaTeX files, videos, and Tracker files for each experiment. Unzip this file and place all of the folders in the tracker-manual folder. The movie bicycle-wheel.mov file was removed because it was too large to upload to Compadre. Contact Aaron Titus if you would like the bicycle-wheel.mov video.
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A steel ball rolls with a constant velocity on an aluminum track with negligible friction. Its speed is approximately 0.32 m/s. The length of the track, measured from end to end, is 2.2 m.
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A steel ball rolls with a constant velocity on an aluminum track with negligible friction. Its speed is approximately 0.53 m/s. The length of the track, measured from end to end, is 2.2 m.
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A one-dimensional collision of two carts on a track.
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A person jumps from a table and lands on the floor. From his motion, the force by the floor on the person can be calculated. In this video, his knees bend as much as possible upon landing.
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A person jumps from a table and lands on the floor. From his motion, the force by the floor on the person can be calculated. In this video, his knees bend a small amount upon landing.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
by Aaron Titus
A two-dimensional collision of two pucks on an air-hockey table.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
A bicycle wheel is held by its axle and rotates with nearly constant speed.The first frame is used to set the calibration. Motion begins in the second frame. The video is recorded at 300 fps but plays back at 30 fps.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
A figure skater performs a "scratch spin." Since the net torque on the skater is approximately zero, her angular momentum is conserved.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
Source Code Documents (7)
by Aaron Titus
A steel ball rolls with a constant velocity on an aluminum track with negligible friction. Its speed is approximately 0.32 m/s. The length of the track, measured from end to end, is 2.2 m.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
by Aaron Titus
A steel ball rolls with a constant velocity on an aluminum track with negligible friction. Its speed is approximately 0.53 m/s. The length of the track, measured from end to end, is 2.2 m.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
by Aaron Titus
A one-dimensional collision of two carts on a track.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
This file has previous versions.
A person jumps from a table and lands on the floor. From his motion, the force by the floor on the person can be calculated. In this video, his knees bend as much as possible upon landing.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
A person jumps from a table and lands on the floor. From his motion, the force by the floor on the person can be calculated. In this video, his knees bend a small amount upon landing.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
A bicycle wheel is held by its axle and rotates with nearly constant speed.The first frame is used to set the calibration. Motion begins in the second frame. The video is recorded at 300 fps but plays back at 30 fps.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
by Ashley Press and Aaron Titus
A figure skater performs a "scratch spin." Since the net torque on the skater is approximately zero, her angular momentum is conserved.
Last Modified May 22, 2024
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