a Show a demonstration pendulum and ask students to think about the variables that may affect the time period for one oscillation b Ask students to select one independent variable collecting a set of data to investigate its effect on the oscillation time
Purpose To investigate the relationship between the length of a simple pendulum and the time it takes to complete a full swing Equipment String stop watch weights meter stick protractor a balance if available General Procedure Tie one of the weights to the end of the string From the center of the weight measure nbsp
Equipment 1 Hoop 0 5 m diameter 2 Physical Pendulum Rod 3 Large Rod Clamp 4 Pendulum Bob 5 Large 3 39 Rod Stand OSCILLATING HOOP 3A15 25 Oscillations amp Waves Oscillations Physical Pendula Concept The period of a physical pendulum pivoted about its end is T 2π I mgd where I moment of nbsp
The period of the pendulum is the time required for the pendulum bob to complete one oscillation cycle One oscillation is the motion of the pendulum beginning at some reference point and continuing until the reference point is reached again and the motion starts to repeat itself
Which of the following statements about a spring block oscillator in simple harmonic motion about its equilib rium point is false Equipment required would include a stopwatch and hanging masses A variety of a On the grid below plot the period of the pendulum T as a function of the length of the string L and draw a
27 Jan 2009 We present a low cost easy to build rotary sensor pendulum using the existing hardware in a ball type computer mouse We demonstrate how this apparatus may be used to measure both the frequency and coefficient of damping of a simple physical pendulum This easily constructed laboratory equipment nbsp
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting equilibrium position it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position When released the restoring force acting on the pendulum 39 s mass nbsp
To understand the concept of acceleration in general and that due to gravity in specific To study the free fall motion and find the acceleration due to gravity from free fall experiment To find the acceleration due to gravity from the periodic motion of a simple pendulum Equipment to be Used Experimental setup for free nbsp
Students will be amazed at the apparent random oscillation and that the motion is different every time In addition the apparatus may be locked in two positions giving two different length physical pendula The variation in period between the physical pendulum and an approximated simple pendulum can be demonstrated
technicians who may be unfamiliar with the experiment The worksheet would normally be adapted for student use to provide opportunity for students to make procedural decisions Simple Pendulum to investigate how the time period varies with length and to measure g Materials and equipment pendulum bob
From the experiment itself include the following in your lab report Dr Lisa Jardine Wright Cavendish Laboratory Pendulum Lab Interactive Simulation The simple pendulum consists of a small bob weight B on the end of a string How the length of a pendulum affects the clamping quot EQUIPMENT NEEDED Experiment nbsp
D Introductory Mechanics System Experiment 11 Simple Harmonic Motion the Pendulum EQUIPMENT NEEDED Experiment Board Pivot Mass Hanger Masses String Theory Simple harmonic motion is not restricted to masses on springs In fact it is one of the most common and important types of motion nbsp
Simple Pendulum Equipment right angle table clamp right angle clamp metal post pendulum support various masses protractor meter stick stop watch Procedure The period of a pendulum is the time required for the pendulum to make one full back and forth swing You will study the effect that changing each of the
As we stated on the previous page the only thing affecting the period of a pendulum is the length of that pendulum You can prove this fact to yourself by performing the following experiment For this experiment you will need A weight A string A table A watch with a second hand or a numeric
31 Jul 2015 SUMMARY A simple pendulum is driven by hand to show resonance and the phase shift at resonance hand to the natural frequency of the pendulum a small motion of your hand even one that is almost imperceptible to the audience causes the mass to oscillate with very large amplitude EQUIPMENT nbsp
Experiment 4 The Acceleration of Gravity g Objective To measure g by measuring the period of oscillations of a simple pendulum Equipment A computer with Internet connection a calculator The built in calculator of the computer may be used paper and pencil Theory Gravity exerts a force on every object
a table or desk to use as a pendulum support stopwatch or stopwatch application that reads to a precision of at least 0 01 s same as you used in L101 Set up and Protocol Allot 90 120 minutes for the set up and data collection While the equipment set up for this lab is simple attention to the following instructions will nbsp
The purpose of the lab is to test these equations and to determine the acceleration due to gravity using a simple pendulum Equipment Lab Jack Table clamp Long Rod short rod Lab Pro Motion detector amp cables right angle clamp spring wire basket mass hanger 50 g 100 g and 200 g masses 500 grams total each nbsp
Simple Pendulum Worksheet Watch the videos and answer the following questions 1 Describe the motions you saw in the videos 2 What are the forces that cause the motion of the child and the clock 3 The equipment in front of you is called a simple pendulum and it exhibits a simple harmonic motion The period of nbsp
The Simple Pendulum Experiment General Plan The first thing I am going to do is outline a general plan for this experiment In this experiment I am going to be measuring the effect of two variables on the time of one oscillation of a simple pendulum The two variables that I have chosen are the length of the pendulum 39 s