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An accurate measurement of g <font>using falling balls</font>

Authors :
Keith Ruddick
Kurt Wick
Source :
American Journal of Physics. 67:962-965
Publication Year :
1999
Publisher :
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), 1999.

Abstract

We describe an experiment to determine the acceleration due to gravity, g, with an accuracy of about 1 part in 104. The experiment was designed to expose students to critical thinking in collecting, selecting, and analyzing data, and interpreting the results.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
Acceleration
Gravity (chemistry)
Classical mechanics
Critical thinking
General Physics and Astronomy
Falling (sensation)

Details

ISSN :
19432909 and 00029505
Volume :
67
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
American Journal of Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........f723b56180db2227b08df52ec751095d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.19173
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