| |
 |
UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST
FACULTY OF PHYSICS Guest
2024-11-23 18:31 |
 |
|
|
|
Conference: Bucharest University Faculty of Physics 2022 Meeting
Section: Physics Education
Title:
Employing IMAGEJ software for improving physics lessons
Authors:
Daniela STOICA (1), Adriana RADU (2,3), Mihai V. POPESCU (1), Cătălin BERLIC (2), Cristina MIRON (2), Valentin BARNA (2)
*
Affiliation:
1) National College “Ion Luca Caragiale”, Ploiesti, Romania
2) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics, Magurele, Romania
3) National College “Mihai-Viteazul”, Ploiesti, Romania
E-mail
cristina.miron@unibuc.ro
Keywords:
ImageJ software, smartphones, irregular surfaces, image processing
Abstract:
ImageJ software is a non-commercial software that is widely used in scientific research, in medicine and biology for the analysis of images obtained in digital microscopy, in engineering for the analysis of materials etc. ImageJ is a Java-based open source program that was originally developed to investigate images at the National Institute of Health (NIH), USA. ImageJ software can be further enhanced using macros and dedicated plugins, to be implemented to a lot of interesting applications available today, especially in the fields of microscopy and biology. In this article, we present specific paths to use ImageJ program for educational purposes, in particular for teaching Physics. In this study, we determined the area and perimeter of irregular surfaces (for example a tree leaf). By means of a smartphone, for taking photos, a laptop and ImageJ software, students can analyze the pictures taken and can establish certain physical quantities that, in a direct measurement, would be more difficult to evaluate. The software is easy to use and could be adapted for accuracy measurements in many physics laboratories ranging from primary school up to faculty level.
|
|
|
|