In a [previous post](/dotphysics/2008/09/basics-making-graphs-with-kinematics-stuff-part-ii/), I talked about how to plot kinematics data with a spread sheet and how ...

In Part 1 of this blog, we looked at the way that Excel can help generate an equation that describes a curve based on collected data. Then, that curve can be linearized. We left off noting that the ...

Modern measurement techniques allow researchers to gather ever more data in less time. In many cases, however, the primary or raw data have to be further analyzed, be it for the verification of a ...

When I was in high school, we used to plot points on graph paper and then try to fit a curve with some plastic templates named in undoubtedly sexist terms as French Curves. There was also a flexible ...