A Microcomputer-Controlled Measurement of Acceleration.

Crandall, A. Jared; Stoner, Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ277025

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Publication Date: 1982-May

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A Microcomputer-Controlled Measurement of Acceleration.

Crandall, A. Jared; Stoner, Ronald

Physics Teacher, v20 n5 p304-08 May 1982

Describes apparatus and method used to allow rapid and repeated measurement of acceleration of a ball rolling down an inclined plane. Acceleration measurements can be performed in an hour with the apparatus interfaced to a Commodore PET microcomputer. A copy of the BASIC program is available from the authors. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), College Science, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Measurement, Measurement Equipment, Microcomputers, Physics, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Experiments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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