Measuring g with an Arduino micro-controller in a simple free fall experiment

2015/11/24 by A. C. Tort, Tort, Alexandre C.
Physics and Astronomy · #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1511.08231

Abstract

A simple way of measuring g in the basic lab with a an Arduino micro-controller is discussed. Experimental results are obtained and compared with values provided by the National Observatory, Rio de Janeiro. Our relative error is 0.1 %.

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