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Stellar Parallax and Aberration Package  [ Computer Program ]
  
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T. Timberlake
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The Stellar Parallax and Aberration Launcher package is a self-contained file for teaching the concepts of parallax and aberration of light as they apply to astronomy. The file…
Baton Orbit Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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J. Barrick
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Baton Orbit Model shows the trajectory of a baton-like object orbiting under the influence of a 1/r^2 force. This model was motivated by the tumbling motion of one of Saturn’s moons,…
New Faculty Workshop: Fall 2011  [ Conference Proceedings ]
  
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Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers, Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshops (2011).
The Fall 2011 New Faculty Workshop schedule and presentations are available in the attached documents. OSP editors are regular presenters these workshops.
Fitting Cosmological Supernovae Data DEDGP  [ Computer Program ]
  
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J. Moldenhauer, L. Engelhardt, and K. Stone
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The Fitting Cosmological Supernovae Data Model allows users to compare and fit cosmological models with recent supernovae type Ia datasets to confirm the accelerated expansion of the…
Measurement of the Sidereal Day with Tracker  [ Computer Program ]
  
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M. Belloni
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The Measurement of the Sidereal Day with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion stars near Polaris (the North Celestial Pole) to determine…
  
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M. Belloni
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The Measurement of the Solar Rotation Rate with Tracker Lab uses the Tracker video analysis tool to measure and analyze the motion of sunspots to determine the solar rotation rate.…
  
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M. Belloni, Fall Meeting of the North Carolina Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers, 18 (2011).
This talk describes how we use the Tracker video analysis and modeling program to analyze still images. We have used a group of still 30-second images taken 9 ½ minutes apart (for 10…
Pinhole Camera Model  [ Computer Program ]
  
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W. Christian
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The Pinhole Camera Model demonstrates the operation of a pinhole camera. Light rays leaving the top and bottom on an object of height h, pass through a pinhole, and strike a flat…
Tracker Video Analysis: Angry Birds in Space  [ Computer Program ]
  
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R. Allain
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What type of force is exerted on Angry Birds in Space? The two Tracker video analyses in this item explore the physics behind the game. Each of the trz files contains an Angry Birds…
Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Stellar Blackbody Radiation Curves model simulates the blackbody radiation curve of stars and how this leads to the observed color and luminosity of the star. If a star can be…
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