Tracker
Open Source Physics Java Video Analysis & Modeling
 

Tracker is a state-of-the-art video analysis package built on the Open Source Physics (OSP) Java framework.

Special thanks to Professor Brown on his ground-breaking work in physics education, and for sharing the fruits of his labor and expertise to the education community.

Thanks to Dr. Brown for graciously answering all of my questions, and sharing his expertise and passion for physics teaching to give students and teachers a powerful tool to explore the world of motion as never seen before!

Right-click over the picture and pick "Save Target As" OR "Save Link As" to save the Tracker Java program to your computer first.  Then launch Tracker so it will run more smoothly off your machine rather than over the Web.

Professor Doug Brown
Cabrillo College, California

Previously available only to our nation’s elite Olympic athletes, using video analysis techniques to improve sports performance is quickly becoming a commonplace practice.  You will “take it to the next level” by striving to perform a quantitative analysis of a sport and give coaching advice based on your lab results and research.

Right-click over the picture and pick "Save Target As" OR "Save Link As" to save "The Running Man" video to your computer to open in Tracker.

Shooting a perfect free throw is a great example of applying the principles of projectile motion to a very practical problem--scoring points!  Every time you successfully shoot a free throw,  your body performs thousands of complex calculations in order to launch the basketball at precisely the right angle and initial velocity to have the exact trajectory to score for your team!

Unlock the secrets of projectile motion and the perfect free throw in this exploration!

Right-click over the picture and pick "Save Target As" OR "Save Link As" to save "Basketball Free Throw" video to your computer to open in Tracker.