Watching and listening to the coefficient of restitution

摘要

Studies have shown that students who learn physics through video analysis projects show better data interpretation skills and deeper understanding on certain topics.~1,2 To help introductory physics students understand the coefficient of restitution (COR) and projectile motion, we video recorded the flight of a bouncing ball. By using video analysis, we can determine both the heights of the ball bounces and time-of-flights between bounces. The measurements were performed using the motion-tracking routine in the Logger Pro software (version 3.8.2).