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

Popular Physics 2015-11-30 v1 Physics Education

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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@article{arxiv.1511.08231,
  title  = {Measuring g with an Arduino micro-controller in a simple free fall experiment},
  author = {Alexandre C. Tort},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.08231},
  year   = {2015}
}

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In Portuguese. Soon an English version will be available

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