Sub-$10 sound card photogate variants

Recently, a simple and very low-cost photogate has been shown by Horton as an efficient experimentation tool in physics education. The photogate connects to the microphone input of a personal computer, and free software can be used to visualize the light interruptions caused by a moving object such...

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Bibliográfiai részletek
Szerző: Gingl Zoltán
Dokumentumtípus: Cikk
Megjelent: 2011
Sorozat:PHYSICS TEACHER 49
doi:10.1119/1.3628274

mtmt:1612002
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/6330
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Tartalmi kivonat:Recently, a simple and very low-cost photogate has been shown by Horton as an efficient experimentation tool in physics education. The photogate connects to the microphone input of a personal computer, and free software can be used to visualize the light interruptions caused by a moving object such as a pendulum. Although the device works properly, there are further possibilities of improvement and similar alternatives also exist. The following brief review may help teachers to pick the one that best fits their needs and possibilities
Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők:390-391
ISSN:0031-921X