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ERIC Number: EJ1257956
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1051-1970
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Phone Sensor Data in the Mathematics Classroom
Schueller, Albert W.
PRIMUS, v30 n7 p790-801 2020
Recently, a new source of data with great potential for use in the mathematics classroom has become available. The smartphones in our pockets are packed with sensors. Most phones have at a minimum global positioning, accelerometer, magnetometer, and gyroscope sensors. We give an example of the collection and analysis of global positioning sensor (GPS) data. Specifically, we find the fastest mile in a smartphone recording of an ordinary jogging workout. All of the analysis is done with the free Jupyter/Python computing environment. This example can be used by an instructor knowledgeable in the use of Jupyter/Python to scaffold a GPS project for students in a laboratory calculus classroom. More broadly, via this example, we provide a framework for instructors to incorporate these kinds of easily accessible data projects into the mathematics classroom. We also encourage the collaborative development of other phone sensor projects via a github repository.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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