Phyphox: Using Your Smartphone as a Physics Lab

A smartphone can be a fascinating measuring instrument. It features a wide range of sensors like an accelerometer, a magnetometer or a gyroscope. Ranging from demonstration experiments with data acquisition to individual experimentation for hundreds of students in a large course, these sensors can be used in physics education to discover the world of physics with a familiar tool. Readily available tools can be used to construct a pendulum, measure centrifugal acceleration in a salad spinner or determine the speed of sound with just two smartphone.

In this colloquium, the developer of the free app "phyphox" from the RWTH Aachen University will demonstrate its possibilities in several experiments. New features will be shown along with advanced interfaces to integrate phyphox with your own projects