4 papers
From Prompts to Physical Laws: A Generative AI Workflow for Engineering Physics Education
Laura B. Alvarado-Cruz, Josep Ll. Suñer, Pedro Yuste +3
This work explores the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a source of synthetic experimental content for introductory physics courses in engineering education. Using…
Analytical and Experimental Study of a Variable-Mass Oscillator with Constant Mass Loss
Rod Milbrandt, Josep Ll. Suñer, Juan C. Castro-Palacio +2
We present an analytical and experimental study of a variable-mass oscillator with constant mass loss. Starting from the equation of motion of a spring-mass system whose mass decre…
Bringing Engineering into the Physics Lab: Exploring Crank-Slider Dynamics with Smartphones
Josep Ll. Suñer, Rod Milbrandt, Juan C. Castro-Palacio +3
Many of the students enrolled in the calculus-based physics sequence are pursuing engineering degrees. Lab activities that have a direct connection to engineering, analyzed with th…
Uniform and Accelerated Circular Motion with a Smartphone: A No-Code, AI-Generated Browser Laboratory
Josep Ll. Suñer, Francisco M. Muñoz-Pérez, Juan C. Castro-Palacio +4
Smartphones have become a standard measurement instrument in the physics laboratory. Their built-in accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and cameras have been used to investi…