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Showing 14 experiments that use the Rotational Inertia Accessory.
Large Amplitude Pendulum
This experiment explores the oscillatory motion of a physical pendulum for both small and large amplitudes. Waveforms are examined for angular displacement,...
Conservation of Angular Momentum
A non-rotating ring is dropped onto a rotating disk. The angular speed is measured immediately before the drop and after the ring stops sliding on the...
Rotational Inertia
The purpose of this experiment is to find the rotational inertia of a ring and a disk experimentally and to verify that these values correspond to the...
Newton’s Second Law for Rotation
Newton's Second Law for rotation: The resulting angular acceleration (α) of an object is directly proportional to the net torque (τ) on that object....
Rotational Dynamics
Students use hanging masses to apply torque to a rotating arm and measure its angular acceleration. After varying the torque, they experimentally determine...
Rotational Collisions
Students measure the change in angular velocity when a rotating disc experiences a sudden change in rotational inertia.
Newton's Second Law for Rotation
A torque is applied to point masses on a rod mounted on a Rotary Motion Sensor and the resulting angular acceleration is measured and the rotational inertia...
Rotational Inertia
A known torque is applied to the three-step pulley on the Rotary Motion Sensor, causing a disk and ring to rotate. The resulting angular acceleration is...
Rotational Kinetic Energy
This lab investigates the potential and kinetic energies for a modified Atwood's Machine, where a disk has been added to the Rotary Motion Sensor pulley.
Conservation of Angular Momentum
A disk is dropped onto a rotating disk. The initial angular momentum is compared to the final angular momentum, and the initial kinetic energy is compared...
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