A useful demonstration of calculus in a physics high school laboratory

Alvarez, G; Schulte, J; Stockton, G; Wheeler, D

A useful demonstration of calculus in a physics high school laboratory

Alvarez, G Schulte, J

Stockton, G Wheeler, D

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Citation:: Physics Education, 2018, 53 (1)
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Alvarez, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Schulte, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-8099	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stockton, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wheeler, D	en_US
dc.date.available	2017-09-06	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Physics Education, 2018, 53 (1)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0031-9120	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128860
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. The real power of calculus is revealed when it is applied to actual physical problems. In this paper, we present a calculus inspired physics experiment suitable for high school and undergraduate programs. A model for the theory of the terminal velocity of a falling body subject to a resistive force is developed and its validity tested in an experiment of a falling magnet in a column of self-induced eddy currents. The presented method combines multiple physics concepts such as 1D kinematics, classical mechanics, electromagnetism and non-trivial mathematics. It offers the opportunity for lateral as well as project-based learning.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Physics Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1088/1361-6552/aa8a7f	en_US
dc.subject.classification	General Physics	en_US
dc.title	A useful demonstration of calculus in a physics high school laboratory	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	53	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. The real power of calculus is revealed when it is applied to actual physical problems. In this paper, we present a calculus inspired physics experiment suitable for high school and undergraduate programs. A model for the theory of the terminal velocity of a falling body subject to a resistive force is developed and its validity tested in an experiment of a falling magnet in a column of self-induced eddy currents. The presented method combines multiple physics concepts such as 1D kinematics, classical mechanics, electromagnetism and non-trivial mathematics. It offers the opportunity for lateral as well as project-based learning.

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