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Volume 15, Number 1Spring 1998

Physics with Computers

by Ken Appel, John Gastineau, Clarence Bakken, and David Vernier
Physics with Computers is now shipping. This book provides 34 ready-to-use labs for physics teachers using our Universal Lab Interface and Logger Pro software. The experiments included are:
  • Graph Matching
  • Back and Forth Motion
  • Modern Galileo Experiment
  • Determining g on an Incline
  • Picket Fence Free Fall
  • Ball Toss
  • Bungee Jump Accelerations
  • Projectile Motion
  • Newton's Second Law
  • Atwood's Machine
  • Newton's Third Law
  • Static and Kinetic Friction
  • Air Resistance
  • Pendulum Periods
  • Simple Harmonic Motion
  • Energy of a Tossed Ball
  • Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion
  • Work and Energy
  • Momentum, Energy and Collisions
  • Impulse and Momentum
  • Sound Waves and Beats
  • Tones, Vowels and Telephones
  • Mathematics of Music
  • Speed of Sound
  • Ohm's Law
  • Series and Parallel Circuits
  • Capacitors
  • The Magnetic Field in a Coil
  • The Magnetic Field in a Slinky
  • Electrical Energy
  • Polarization of Light
  • How Light Intensity Varies with Distance
  • Newton's Law of Cooling
  • The Electronic Thermometer
Like our Chemistry with Computers, Biology with Computers, and Physical Science with Computers books, this book has a lot of features that should be of help to teachers, including:

  • Ready-to-copy lab sheets for student use.
  • Experiment files for each lab, with pre-set graphs, data collection parameters, calibrations, and notes for the students.
  • Word processing files of the student handouts so that you can edit them for your specific lab situation (Microsoft Word format).
  • Teacher's guide with suggestions, sample results, and graphs.
  • A free high school or college department site license with each book purchased.
Physics with Computers (includes 280-page book and two disks)
For use with Logger Pro for Windows or Power Macintosh
Order Code: PWC-LP, $35.00


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