The optical mouse for harmonic oscillator experimentation

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 793-795

  Ng, T W ^a   Ang, K T ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 25144517193     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1862634     Document Type: Article

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