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Apr 2013

Volume 51, Issue 4, pp. 198-255

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Kinematics with the assistance of smartphones: Measuring data via GPS - Visualizing data with Google Earth

Patrik Gabriel and Udo Backhaus

The Physics Teacher -- April 2013 -- Volume 51, Issue 4, pp. 246

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Nearly every smartphone is now GPS capable. The widespread use of GPS navigation has developed alongside less expensive hardware and user-friendly software interfaces, which may help to bring scientific research and teaching closer to real life.
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01.50.ht Instructional computer use
45.40.-f Dynamics and kinematics of rigid bodies
84.40.Ua Telecommunications: signal transmission and processing; communication satellites
89.20.Ff Computer science and technology
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