Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
Pablo Martín-Ramos EPS Universidad de Zaragoza Carretera de Cuarte s Spain View Profile Department of Physics Universidade de Coimbra Rua Larga Portugal View Profile Manuela Ramos Silva CFisUC Pablo Martín-Ramos
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Abstract

In this paper we discuss a simple and inexpensive method to study pendular movement and head-on elastic collisions, according to the Bring-Your-Own-Device philosophy. A popular toy, the Newton's cradle, can be used to provide a pendular or a collision system, and the movements of the spheres can be tracked by video analysis, using a smartphone. We show that the conservation of momentum and kinetic energy, upon collision of two or more spheres, can be easily confirmed and that the pendular movement can be studied in detail. A more complete analysis, appropriate for undergraduate students in STEM degrees, is also suggested.

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Index Terms

Newton's cradle: a smartphone-based video analysis approach

Applied computing

Education

Computer-assisted instruction

Physical sciences and engineering

Physics

Human-centered computing

Ubiquitous and mobile computing

Ubiquitous and mobile devices

Smartphones

Social and professional topics

Professional topics

Computing education

K-12 education

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Pablo Martín-Ramos

EPS, Universidad de Zaragoza, Carretera de Cuarte s/n, Huesca, Spain

Mário S.M.N.F. Gomes

CFisUC, Department of Physics, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Larga, Coimbra, Portugal

Manuela Ramos Silva

CFisUC, Department of Physics, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Larga, Coimbra, Portugal

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