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Analysis of graphical representation among freshmen in undergraduate physics laboratory

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, , Citation A S Adam et al 2018 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 997 012020 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/997/1/012020

1742-6596/997/1/012020

Abstract

Physics concept understanding is the importance of the physics laboratory among freshmen in the undergraduate program. These include the ability to interpret the meaning of the graph to make an appropriate conclusion. This particular study analyses the graphical representation among freshmen in an undergraduate physics laboratory. This study uses empirical study with quantitative approach. The graphical representation covers 3 physics topics: velocity of sound, simple pendulum and spring system. The result of this study shows most of the freshmen (90% of the sample) make a graph based on the data from physics laboratory. It means the transferring process of raw data which illustrated in the table to physics graph can be categorised. Most of the Freshmen use the proportional principle of the variable in graph analysis. However, Freshmen can't make the graph in an appropriate variable to gain more information and can't analyse the graph to obtain the useful information from the slope.

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10.1088/1742-6596/997/1/012020