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.
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. Restitution coefficient by video analysis
13. Bi-dimensional collision
Appendix I The free software Tracker
Appendix II Graphics
Appendix III Access to the videos discussed in this book
Prof. Dr. Vitor Luiz Bastos de Jesus graduated in Physics in 1993 at Universidade Federl³|
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