Re: SPREADSHEET LABS

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From: Brion G. Patterson
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 11:42

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According to Bruce Ruble:
>
> I would like to have my Physics Honors students do their lab data
>  using spread sheets.  We generallly douse thePSSC labs.
>
> Most of them will not know how to use a spreadsheet program.
>
> Any advice on which program to use ?
> I should have access to Power PCs this fall
>
> Any good articles in the Physics Teacher or books you could recommend?
>
> Any advice from some one who has done this already?
>
> Thanks
> Bruce Ruble
> Georgetown Day School
> Washington DC
>

I have just returned from a workshop by Dr. Neal Beard that
introduced me to using Quattro Pro on the PC for spreadsheet
analysis in physics ($36, from Borland - apparently very
comparable to Lotus 123).  Dave Button could tell a lot more
about this.
-Brion
--
        Brion Patterson, Rappahannock Co. High School, Sperryville, VA 22740

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