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S martphones in P hysics and E ngineering E ducation

S martphones in P hysics and E ngineering E ducation . Dr. Shakur “Doc” Taylor Sinatra. And the $1 Billion Winner is …. S mart … Very S mart!. Compelling piece of technology Microprocessor and Operating System Haptic System (Touchscreen) Array of sensors included

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S martphones in P hysics and E ngineering E ducation

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  1. Smartphones in Physics and Engineering Education Dr. Shakur “Doc” Taylor Sinatra

  2. And the $1 Billion Winner is …

  3. Smart … Very Smart! • Compelling piece of technology • Microprocessor and Operating System • Haptic System (Touchscreen) • Array of sensors included • Three-axis accelerometer • Gyroscope • Gaussmeter (Magnetometer) • TRRS Headphone input / output • Microphones • Speakers

  4. Monkey See … Monkey Do!

  5. Gotcha!

  6. Antisymmetric Tracks … and the winner is?

  7. Symmetry-breaking in Classical Physics

  8. Atwood’s Machine • Measure gravity by “slowing it down” • Measured by hanging two slightly different masses and reading the acceleration

  9. Atwood’s Machine • Smartphone is placed in a plastic bag • App measures the acceleration • Data compared to theory • 99% accurate

  10. Acceleration App • Today is your lucky day! • Everybody in the audience gets it FREE!

  11. Centripetal Acceleration Lab • The phone is placed on a turntable and the app is run • a = mv2 /r

  12. 20th Century 21st Century

  13. Frequency and Oscilloscope

  14. Android Bluetooth Remote for Lego Mindstorm NXT

  15. Quantum Mystery

  16. THE Book!

  17. MIT App Inventor • App Inventor is Free • Simple pre-coded blocks make it relatively easy to use

  18. Blocks Editor

  19. Future Exploration • Smartphones have become indispensable • Ideas for future laboratories • Oscilloscope and Signalscope App • Gaussmeter for magnetic fields • Gyroscope for angular speed • Smartphones can reduce lab budget significantly • Students are excited about using smartphones

  20. Android Emulator on the PC

  21. Install App

  22. That’s All Folks …

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