There’s a class for that
Have a physics test in 30 minutes? There’s a student-developed app for that – or soon there will be. A small group of GCSU students is currently working on learning how to develop iPhone and iPod applications.
The independent study class, led by Dr. Gita Phelps, is offering students a chance to explore the fairly new field of developing mobile applications, specifically for Apple products.
“In computer science we wanted to kind of stay up to date on the latest technology and expose our students to it,” Phelps said. “It’s a really great thing.”
The current project the three students and two faculty members are working on is a program that would allow students to test their physics knowledge.
“(The quiz is) going to be about six subjects about physics and for each of those subjects, student will have about 10 questions to answer, either multiple choice or ones they answer themselves,” said Daniel Yarbrough, one of the students working on the project. “It’ll show the results, help them with their physics classes.”
Physics major Reece Boston and Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Hauke Busch are also helping with the application’s development. Boston is also currently working on an application that will calculate the rate of gravity of an object using the iPhone’s built-in accelerometer.
“I need the program to
Posted by Matt Chambers
on Apr 16 2010. Filed under News.
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