Capstone Tips & Tools

Capstone Tips & Tools#

Sensor Precision & Notes#

  • Time measured by PASCO photogate — stated precision of 0.0001 seconds.

  • Force measured by PASCO High-Resolution Force Sensor — stated precision of 0.002 N.

Recording Data (No need to delete)#

Recording/Deleting Data in Capstone

NEVER need to click the Delete Last Run button in Capstone. dontDeleteCapstone Capstone will just hold on to that data as a past trial that you could go back and look at as needed. When you press Record, Capstone will just create a new Run of data to keep track of.

Plot Toolbar Tools#

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Fig. 8 Autoscale axes tool.#

Curve Fitting Procedure#

● Apply the Fit#

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Fig. 9 Capstone process for applying fits to plotted data.#

● Set Y-intercept to Zero if Needed#

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Fig. 10 Capstone process for updating the y-intercept of a linear fit. Bottom) The fit tool can be both enabled/disabled by clicking the main area of the button. Then, the little black arrow provides a dropdown menu with many fit options you from which you can choose.#

● Change Sig. Figs. if Needed#

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Fig. 11 Capstone process for updating the significant figures (sig. figs.) of a linear fit.#

Replay/display Previous Data Run#

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Fig. 12 Process for returning to previous run in Capstone.#