The use of mobile technologies is reshaping how to teach and learn. In this paper the
authors describe their research on the use of these technologies to teach physics. On the …

A paradigmatic physical system as the physical pendulum is experimentally studied using
the acceleration and rotation (gyroscope) sensors available on smartphones and other …

We measure the vertical velocities of elevators, pedestrians climbing stairs, and drones
(flying unmanned aerial vehicles), by means of smartphone pressure sensors. The …

Modern smartphones have calculation and sensor capabilities that make them suitable for
use as versatile and reliable measurement devices in simple teaching experiments. In this …

A common method that scientists use to validate a theory is to utilize known principles and
laws to produce results on specific settings, which can be assessed using the appropriate …

Simple experimental setups are designed for observing liquid surface waves, studying the
dispersion relation and obtaining the liquid surface tension coefficient. In addition, the …

Background Helpful methods have been proposed to assist introductory-level students'
physics learning 1–6 with many researchers focusing in particular on remediation for …

To increase the attention of students, several physics experiments can be performed at
school, as well as at home, by using smartphones as laboratory tools. In this paper, we …

Abstract Obwohl die Schulleistungen der Schülerinnen und Schüler in Physik seit dem Pisa-
Schock zunahmen, gehört Physik nach wie vor zu den unbeliebtesten Fächern im …

Propagation of sound waves is one of the fundamental concepts in physics. Some of the
properties of sound propagation such as attenuation of sound intensity with increasing …