A simple, low-cost, data logging pendulum built from a computer mouse
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Lessons and homework problems involving a pendulum are often a big part of introductory physics classes and laboratory courses from high school to undergraduate levels. Although laboratory equipment for pendulum experiments is commercially available, it is often expensive and may not be affordable for teachers on fixed budgets, particularly in developing countries. We present a low-cost, easy-to-build rotary sensor pendulum using the existing hardware in a ball-type computer mouse. We demonstra…
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Date:
January 1, 2009
Creator:
Gintautas, Vadas & Hubler, Alfred
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