Low-cost experiments with everyday objects for homework assignments

We describe four classical undergraduate physics experiments that were done with everyday objects and low-cost sensors: mechanical oscillations, transmittance of light through a slab of matter, beam deformation under load, and thermal relaxation due to heat loss. We used these experiments to train s...

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Published in:Physics education 2019-03, Vol.54 (2), p.25001
Main Authors: Bouquet, F, Dauphin, C, Bernard, F, Bobroff, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Distance learning
Heat loss
Low cost
Object recognition
Optics
Physics
Students
Thermal relaxation
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Summary:We describe four classical undergraduate physics experiments that were done with everyday objects and low-cost sensors: mechanical oscillations, transmittance of light through a slab of matter, beam deformation under load, and thermal relaxation due to heat loss. We used these experiments to train students for experimental homework projects but they could be used and expanded in a variety of contexts: lecture demonstrations, low cost students' labs, science projects, distance learning courses...
ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/1361-6552/aaf6d6