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Phyphox – Physical Experiments Using a Smartphone

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Why This Matters

Phyphox empowers users to conduct physics experiments using their smartphones, leveraging built-in sensors and remote control features. Its versatility and educational impact have earned it prestigious awards, highlighting its significance in enhancing physics education and experimentation. This tool offers both students and educators a cost-effective, accessible way to explore scientific principles firsthand.

Key Takeaways

You have a specific experiment, that is not included in phyphox? Great! Check out the Wiki and the web-editor to learn how to create your own smartphone experiment.

Control your experiment from any web browser. For example, you can control phyphox from your notebook and download the resulting data directly to your desktop.

Export your data in many common formats to analyze it in your favorite software. Save or share the data through any app on your phone.

Phyphox allows you to use the sensors in your phone for your experiments. For example, detect the frequency of a pendulum using the accelerometer or measure the Doppler effect using its microphone.

Awards

Ars legendi-faculty award (2020) of the Stifterverband, the German Physical Society (DPG) and others In 2020 the Ars legendi-faculty award was given to Prof. Heidrun Heinke, Dr. Sebastian Staacks and Prof. Christoph Stampfer for the development of phyphox and its lasting effect for academic teaching and physics classes at school. This award is selected by the Stifterverband, the German Mathematical Society (DMV), the German Physical Society (DPG), the German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the society biology, bio sciences and bio medicine in Germany (VBIO).

Teaching award (2019) by the AG Physikalische Praktika (AGPP) of the German Physical Society (DPG) In 2019 the phyphox team received the teaching award, which was selected and awarded by the AG Physikalische Praktika (workgroup for physics lab courses) of the German Physical Society (DPG) for the first time.

Archimedes award (2019) by the “Verband zur Förderung des MINT-Unterrichts” (MNU) The award is sponsored by the Westermann group and was selected and granted in 2019 by the MNU. More details can be found on the German website of the MNU.