Position vs. Time
& Graphing and Curve Analysis Using Excel
BlackBoard Notes
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======================= First Board Section =============================
- Phys 103L - College Physics Lab (Lecture with Drs. XX & YY {if needed})
- Today:
- Position vs. Time - Understanding Motion
- Graphing & Curve Analysis Using Excel
- Next week:
- Meet in regular room (BH 204 - next to Einstein mural)
- Bring your laptop!
- Read the following in Canvas (Assignments ⇒ Lab 2):
- Lab Syllabus
- "Using MS Excel to Create a Lab Journal"
- Contains link to sample lab journal
- "The Motion of Free Fall"
======================= Span Second and Third Board Sections =============================
Read & Follow the Instructions Carefully!
(Span both experiment descriptions!)
======================= Second Board Section =============================
- Position vs. Time – Understanding Motion
- Velocity and acceleration: What's the difference?
- Answer the questions that appear throughout exercise. Record your answers directly on the instructions.
- Each person will hand in their own copy with answers
- Predictions are not graded; don't change answers to match your measurements
- Open one Logger Pro file at a time; motion detector won't connect with two files open!
======================= Third Board Section =============================
- Graphing & Curve Analysis Using Excel
- Learn the graphing and analysis techniques used this semester
- What is the velocity of the moving object? (Carefully read Analyzing the Graph)
- Velocity:
- Rearrange equation in the form of a straight line:
- {Draw a small D vs. t graph on board with "Linear relationship" underneath}
- D = (v) t
- y = (slope) x + b
- Therefore, the velocity equals the slope
- Upload the Excel spreadsheet and answer the one question on Canvas!
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Revised:
29 Jul 26
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Canton, NY 13617
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