Resumen de Using Arduino in Introductory Thermal Energy Experiments—The Case of Thermal Equilibrium

Georgios Stylos, Konstantinos Georgopoulos, Vasileios Nousis, Konstantinos T. Kotsis

• During the last decade, major advancements in prototyping tools such as Arduino1 for managing sensors and data acquisition2 have been made. Arduino is a low-cost microcontroller board, an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software.3 Some advantages of Arduino use are money saving for schools and universities,4 reliable measurements,5 and promotion of STEM programs.6–8 Additionally, Arduino can help make the educational experience more interesting and fun for students.4,9 This easy-to-use tool has led many teachers and researchers to develop experimental setups performing physics experiments in many subjects such as mechanics,4,6,10 optics,3,11 thermodynamics,12–14 waves,1,15 electricity,9,16 magnetism,17,18 modern physics,19 and energy.