Atwood's Machine

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; 3.B.1.2

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