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...
Static Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
A rod mounted on a Rotary Motion Sensor is suspended in static equilibrium. The angles, lever arms, and forces are measured. The forces are summed and...
Spring and Mass Oscillations
A Motion Sensor measures the position of the oscillating mass, and the Force Sensor is used to determine the spring constant. The period of oscillation...
Oscillation of Cart and Spring
For a spring and cart system, the effect on the period is investigated when changing the spring constant, amplitude of the oscillation, and the mass of...
Oscillation Equations of Motion
The motion of an oscillating mass is measured using a Motion Sensor, and graphs are produced of position, velocity and acceleration. The relative phase...
Driven Oscillation of Mass and Spring
The String Vibrator is used to drive the mass and spring, and the resulting oscillation is recorded...
Physical Pendulum
A rod and a disk oscillate as a physical pendulum. The periods are measured directly by the Rotary Motion Sensor, and the values are compared to the theoretical...
Large Amplitude Pendulum
Explore the oscillatory motion of a physical pendulum for both small and large amplitudes and discover the dependence of the period of a pendulum on its...
Variable-g Pendulum
A pendulum is constrained to oscillate in a plane tilted at an angle from the vertical. This effectively reduces the acceleration due to gravity because...
Physical Pendulum Minimum Period
The period of a physical pendulum is measured with its mass in various positions. Starting with the mass furthest from the pivot gives a long period. However,...
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