Vernier Textbook Correlation
Understanding Physics, Part 1
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| ISBN | 0-471-46435-X |
| Author(s) | Karen Cummings, Priscilla W. Laws, Edward F. Redish, Patrick J. |
8 chapters are correlated with 18 labs from the following Vernier lab books:
| Chapter/ Section | Title | Vernier Lab Book | Vernier Experiment | Sensor(s) Used | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Motion Along a Straight Line | Physics with Vernier | 1 | Graph Matching | Motion Detector |
| 2 | Back and Forth Motion | Motion Detector | |||
| 4 | Determining g on an Incline | Motion Detector | |||
| 3 | Forces and Motion Along a Line | Physics with Vernier | 2 | Back and Forth Motion | Motion Detector |
| 4 | Determining g on an Incline | Motion Detector | |||
| 5 | Picket Fence Free Fall | Vernier Photogate | |||
| 6 | Ball Toss | Motion Detector | |||
| 7 | Bungee Jump Accelerations | Low-g Accelerometer | |||
| 9 | Newton's Second Law | ||||
| 10 | Atwood's Machine | Vernier Photogate | |||
| 11 | Newton's Third Law | Dual-Range Force Sensor (2) | |||
| 5 | Net Force and Two-Dimensional Motion | Physics with Vernier | 8 | Projectile Motion | Vernier Photogate (2) |
| 20 | Centripetal Accelerations on a Turntable | Low-g Accelerometer | |||
| 21 | Accelerations in the Real World | Low-g Accelerometer | |||
| 6 | Identifying and Using Forces | Physics with Vernier | 12 | Static and Kinetic Friction | |
| 13 | Air Resistance | Motion Detector | |||
| 7 | Translational Momentum | Physics with Vernier | 11 | Newton's Third Law | Dual-Range Force Sensor (2) |
| 18 | Momentum, Energy and Collisions | Motion Detector | |||
| 19 | Impulse and Momentum | ||||
| 9 | Kinetic Energy and Work | Physics with Vernier | 16 | Energy of a Tossed Ball | Motion Detector |
| 17 | Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion | Motion Detector | |||
| 10 | Potential Energy and Energy Conservation | Physics with Vernier | 7 | Bungee Jump Accelerations | Low-g Accelerometer |
| 11 | Newton's Third Law | Dual-Range Force Sensor (2) | |||
| 18 | Momentum, Energy and Collisions | Motion Detector | |||
| 11 | Rotation | Physics with Vernier | 20 | Centripetal Accelerations on a Turntable | Low-g Accelerometer |