Experiments and Video Analysis in Classical Mechanics

This book is an experimental physics textbook on classical mechanics focusing on the development of experimental skills by means of discussion of different aspects of the experimental setup and the assessment of common issues such as accuracy and graphical representation. The most important topics of an experimental physics course on mechanics are covered and the main concepts are explored in detail. Each chapter didactically connects the experiment and the theoretical models available to explain it. Real data from the proposed experiments are presented and a clear discussion over the theoretical models is given. Special attention is also dedicated to the experimental uncertainty of measurements and graphical representation of the results. In many of the experiments, the application of video analysis is proposed and compared with traditional methods.

List of contents

1. Inertia by video analysis.- 2. Acceleration of gravity.- 3.   Acceleration of gravity by video analysis.- 4. Circular motion by video analysis.- 5. Dynamics.- 6. Pendulum.- 7. Pendulum by video analysis.- 8. Conical pendulum.- 9.   Pure rolling by video analysis.- 10. Kinetic and rolling frictions by video analysis.- 11. Horizontal launch and mechanical energy by video analysis.- 12. Coefficient of restitution by video analysis.- 13. Bi-dimensional collision.- Appendix I. The free software tracker.- Appendix II. Graphs.- Appendix III. Access to the videos discussed in this book.     

Product details

• Authors: Vitor L. B. De Jesus
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Experimentos e Videoanálise
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.2018
• EAN: 9783319848983
• ISBN: 978-3-31-984898-3
• No. of pages: 191
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Illustrations: XI, 191 p. 4 illus.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; B, Lehrmittel, Lerntechnologien, E-Learning, Education, Classical mechanics, Physics and Astronomy, Mechanics, Educational Technology, Digital Education and Educational Technology, video analysis dynamics, video analysis collision, video analysis mechanics