Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
Herein we outline the design and construction of an instructional laboratory demonstration of the conservation of linear momentum, by way of the Impulse-Momentum Theorem, utilizing small, commercially available accelerometers attached to microcontrollers. The set-up is equipped with small, OLED screens which are able to display real-time acceleration graphs. Furthermore, a template for an experiment involving this set-up is provided. We also explore various data analysis options for different levels of student sophistication.
Comments
This article was originally published in Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Physics Teaching in Engineering Education PTEE 2024, available at https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-rosenheim/frontdoor/index/index/searchtype/series/id/6/docId/2464/start/0/rows/10
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