Instead
of asking physics students to use "the equations of uniformly
accelerated motion" only to solve
single-answer problems, the Pointer Plane software easily allows
them to design dynamic mathematical functions
which cause a laser
dot to move in various ways.
A
simple task might be, "Move the dot smoothly from the rock
to the figure in 10 seconds."
A
more complex task involving uniformly accelerated motion can
be, "Design one function, x = f(t), which makes the dot begin
at the rock, move continuously to the figure in 10 seconds
and then return to the rock.
As
an example of simple harmonic motion, the task might be to
make the dot oscillate smoothly between the rock and the figure
once every 5 seconds.
The
motions can be done on a small table by small groups, or they
can be projected on the front of the room as a whole-class
activity.
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