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PHYSICS TOOLS |
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The set of
integrated computer tools used in the Physics
Suite are described below. |
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Computer Data Acquisition
tools: |
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These tools consist of an interface
and software that allow data from electronic sensors
to be transmitted to a computer with either Windows
or Macintosh operating system for real-time graphing
and analysis. |
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These tools
consist of an interface and software that allow
data from electronic sensors to be transmitted
to a computer with either Windows or Macintosh
operating system for real-time graphing and analysis.
Both of the most popular systems are compatible
with the ABP Suite curricular materials: (1) the
Lab Pro/Logger Pro system distributed by Vernier
Software and Technology, and (2) the Data Studio
system distributed by PASCO scientific. |
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VideoPoint: Analysis and
Capture Software: |
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Enables
users to create and analyze digital video images.
Position data extracted from each frame of a digitized
movie can be graphed and analyzed using either
analytic modeling or least squares fitting. A
collection of QuickTime video sequences created
at Dickinson College and Rochester Institute of
Technology supplements classroom generated videos.
This film library can be used to augment laboratory
experiments, ILDs, homework assignments, and student
projects. VideoPoint is published by Lenox SoftWorks
and distributed by PASCO scientific. Other popular
video analysis software tools include VideoGraph
and World-in-Motion. |
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Visualizer: |
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This software
allows the display of actual physical data, the
output of mathematical models, and the time evolution
of vectors and trajectories in a 3-dimensional
vector space. Users can display 3-dimensional
vectors graphically and algebraically, demonstrate
vector operations graphically, and change viewpoints,
reference frames and/or coordinate systems. Developed
at the Tufts University Center for Science and
Mathematics Teaching (CSMT), and available from
there or with LoggerPro 3 from Vernier Software
and Technology. |
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Workshop Physics Tools
(WPTools): |
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Add-in tools‚ designed
for use with Microsoft Excel, that enable users
to create scatter plots or overlay graphs and do
analytic mathematical modeling or least squares
fitting much more easily. Distributed by Physics
Academic Software and at the Workshop Physics web-site:
http://physics.dickinson.edu/~wp_web/wp_resources/wp_downloads.html.
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Calculator-Based Laboratory
Tools (CBL): |
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While
one of the computer data acquisition packages
affords the most user-friendly data collection
and analysis for college and university classrooms,
calculator-based data collection is also available.
Consists of a Texas Instruments interface and
programs that allow data from electronic sensors
to be transmitted to TI-83, TI-86 or TI-92 graphing
calculators and graphed in real time. The CBL
system can be used for portable, low-cost data
collection and real-time graphing where high data
rates and storage capacity are not required. Distributed
by Texas Instruments and Vernier Software and
Technology. |
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Graphical Analysis: |
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Allows students to graph data
entered by hand or transferred from other software
packages such as VideoPoint, Visualizer or from
computer data acquisition or CBL systems. Graphical
Analysis has more features than some of the other
graphing routines such as error bars, least squares
fitting, and analytic modeling. It is distributed
by Vernier Software and Technology. |
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