written by Mario Belloni

A Davidson College studio-based introductory physics laboratory for explosive collisions. In this lab, students make their own videos using GoPro cameras and then perform their analysis using the Tracker Video Analysis software. A pre-made video is also provided for students who are unable to analyze their own video.

• Download explosiveCollision.trz - 12009kb Tracker Document Set

Published November 6, 2023
Last Modified December 8, 2023

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Laboratory description and procedure.

• Download ExplosiveCollisionsVideo.pdf - 145kb Adobe PDF Document

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Associated movie that can be used to demonstrate the experiment.

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Published November 6, 2023
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Zip of the movie, trz, and documentation files.

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The Explosive Collision lab using an image stack video format.

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