For the past few years, students in my first semester calculus physics laboratory have explored kinematics (and also a little dynamics) by building and launching model rockets. Working in groups, the students build Estes Big Bertha or Baby Bertha rockets from kits. Then, we travel to a local park to launch the rockets. The rockets

In order to run the following simulations you need a web browser capable of running javascript and of interpreting HTML5. Brownian Particle Simulation in 2D A Simulated Time-Lapse Video of Brownian Particles in 2D

In Excel, you can apply a line-of-best fit to any scatterplot. The equation for the fit can be displayed but the standard error of the slope and y-intercept are not give. To find these statistics, use the LINEST function instead. The LINEST function performs linear regression calculations and is an array function, which means that

Capacitors are electronic devices that can store electric charge. The amount of charge (Q) a capacitor can hold per volt (V) is called the capacitor’s capacitance (C) and has SI units of farads. C = Q/V Capacitors are used for myriad reasons. You will find capacitors in timing circuits, filter circuits, AC to DC conversion

There are a vast number of programming languages each with their own syntax but most share common features that allow a programmer to control the flow of processing. This laboratory introduces some of the most important programming structures for flow control using the Arduino programming language, which is based on C/C++; The IF Statement An