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Angular Velocity Direct Measurement and Moment of Inertia Calculation of a Rigid Body Using a Smartphone

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In this chapter we focus on smartphones as experimental tools; specifically we use the gyroscope sensor of a smartphone to study the turning motion of a rigid body. Taking into consideration recent work concerning that topic (Chaps. 18 and 39) [1, 2], we try to use the gyroscope sensor in studying the complex motion of a rolling cylinder on a slope.

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  1. Science, Technology and Environment Laboratory, Pedagogical Department of Primary Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Matthaios Patrinopoulos & Chrysovalantis Kefalis

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  1. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), Faculty of Physics, Chair of Physics Education, Munich, Germany

    Jochen Kuhn

  2. Institute of Teacher Training (ILF) Mainz, Mainz, Germany

    Patrik Vogt

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Patrinopoulos, M., Kefalis, C. (2022). Angular Velocity Direct Measurement and Moment of Inertia Calculation of a Rigid Body Using a Smartphone. In: Kuhn, J., Vogt, P. (eds) Smartphones as Mobile Minilabs in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94044-7_23

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