Smart physics with smartphone sensors

Smartphone´ acceleration sensors have got useful applications in standard physical situations. We have taken advantage of its capabilities in a number of Physics experiments and perform them in a series of examples within classical mechanical and kinematic situations such as free and damped oscillations due to Earth´s gravity. By properly connecting the smartphones other data may be collected and situations studied such as rotational motion. These experiences have been carried out at the Higher Technical School of Design Engineering (ETSID in Spanish) of the Universität Politècnica of Valencia (Spain) and through these examples students learn amenable applications of the capabilities of their smartphones, that facilitate their interest and motivation in introductory and first-year university Physics courses.