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Measuring Speed of Sound With HC-SR04 Sensor

Paul McWhorter via YouTube

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This lesson uses an Arduino and HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor to measure the speed of sound from distance and ping-travel-time data. It practices data collection, slope-based calculation, and dimensional analysis, then introduces building a distance meter using the known speed of sound.

Syllabus

Introduction
Lesson 53 Homework
Lesson 54 Dimensional Analysis
Lesson 54 Miles Per Hour
Lesson Mistake

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Paul McWhorter

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