Atwood's Machine

In this lab, students use a photogate and pulley system to determine the mathematical relationship between the acceleration of an Atwood’s machine, the difference between its two masses, and the sum of those two masses.

Grade Level: Advanced Placement

Subject: Physics

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Standards Correlations

IB^® Topics	AP^® Topics
2.2	3.B.1.1; 2

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Smart Gate

Photogate that can be connected to any PASPORT interface, has auxiliary port to daisy chain gates, double beams for accurate speed measurement, and a special photogate tape slot.

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