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ERIC Number: EJ546508
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-9120
Physics with a Car Headlamp and a Computer.
Cooper, Ian
Physics Education, v32 n3 p197-200 May 1997
Presents an experiment that investigates the temperature of tungsten filaments using a car headlamp. Uses a spreadsheet program that facilitates extensive data manipulation. Gives students an awareness of the many mathematical techniques used in data analysis. (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Higher Education, Light, Physics, Science Experiments, Secondary Education, Spreadsheets, Temperature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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