Physics Toolbox

Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite was developed by Chrystian Vieyra for my students. I would never have expected that what we created would help produce a major transformation in physics education! Article by Yiping Zhao at the Uni. of GA describes it well: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

Check out this tech journalism post about magnetometers and Physics Toolbox! makeuseof.com/your-smartphon…

Our newsletter features the work of multiple students carrying out agricultural studies that use leaf color as an indicator of health and nutritional quality. vieyrasoftware.net/so/3fPeWX3CB?l…

See this Instagram video by @tiffiny.costello instagram.com/reel/DMZJgzfOG…

The fun physics of an airplane takeoff! youtube.com/watch?v=nvpDWv…

"Smart Hydrogels for Smartphone Compass-Based Chemical Sensing": When particular chemicals come into contact with a magnet-embedded pH hydrogel actuator, the smartphone senses a change in magnetic field. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Check out some new features for iOS users of Physics Toolbox in our most recent newsletter. Feature requests are always welcome! vieyrasoftware.net/so/e6PMQbWcN?l…

Explore Curie temperatures with a magnet, temperature sensor, and your smartphone #magnetometer! youtube.com/watch?v=ucpmu2…

Smartphone magnetometers and GPS capabilities help find abandoned oil wells. "...the introduction of phone-based data collects represents a potential step-change in the volume of data available for analysis." pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

My NSF RETTL research team just published a paper in The Science Teacher about the use of LiDAR for making sense of motion graphs. #d1e407" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #openaccess #LiDAR #STEM

My colleague, Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, did an amazing job showcasing Physics Toolbox's LiDAR Motion Visualizer at our recent National Council of Teachers of Mathematics workshop! youtube.com/watch?v=CQdupd…

Physics Toolbox recently took a ride on a big ship, helping this blog's authors see the beauty in the patterns of ocean waves. joidesresolution.org/sciencing-the-…

@Countrygrl_mk @tisanct If anyone wants to play around with a much more competent device, get physics toolbox (Vieyra Software), for Android and IOS. I never realized that smartphones had so many sensors built into them. Tremendous educational potential.

Pulling a smartphone along a flat surface can reveal some beautiful acceleration-time graphs, helping students to understand both Newton's 2nd law as well as kinetic friction on different surfaces. pubs.aip.org/aapt/pte/artic…

@kilroi22 @RVieyraAEF @AIP_HQ @PhysicsToday Funny you should ask! We hadn't reflected on that...

@physicstoolbox @RVieyraAEF @AIP_HQ @PhysicsToday Why did they add a question mark at the end of the article’s title?

The journal of the @AIP_HQ, @PhysicsToday, recently featured Physics Toolbox on a spread in its January edition. Check out "Teaching Physics with Phones: A Game Changer?" pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/a… #openaccess

Sound and Light Intensity Studies: Students of civil engineering in Indonesia participated in a series of activities using #Physics Toolbox to better understand the role of materials in absorbing light and sound. Check it out! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

Our work recently took us to a meeting of the Chesapeake Section of the @AAPTHQ! We interacted with about 60 of the East Coast's great #physics educators.

From @AM_Pendrill: @TP_Science visited Liseberg to record a video about Helix, including drone videos, backstage footage - and a short discussion w/ Jurnan Schilder about the function of magnetic brakes. The 3D compass is part of the #PhysicsToolbox. See youtube.com/watch?v=XJCObg…

Measurements of Driver Aggressiveness in Car-Sharing Activities Physics Toolbox was used to measure driving aggressiveness as one factor that may influence satisfaction scores given by clients. mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/4…