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The Simple Pendulum

The Simple Pendulum. Recall from lecture that a pendulum will execute simple harmonic motion for small amplitude vibrations. Period (T) - time to make one oscillation Frequency (f) - number of oscillations per unit time. Period. Frequency. In symbolic form. or.

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The Simple Pendulum

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  1. The Simple Pendulum

  2. Recall from lecture that a pendulum will execute simple harmonic motion for small amplitude vibrations. • Period (T) - time to make one oscillation • Frequency (f) - number of oscillations per unit time

  3. Period Frequency

  4. In symbolic form or

  5. The period is independent of the mass of the pendulum. • The period depends on the length of pendulum. • It also depends on the amplitude (angle of swing).

  6. If the displacement angle is small (less than 100), • then the period of the pendulum depends primarily on the length (l ) and the acceleration due to gravity (g) as follows.

  7. It must be emphasized again that this equation is good for small angles of vibration but not for large.

  8. Squaring both sides of the equation yields • Let’s rewrite this equation to get

  9. This is of the form (from last week’s lab) T 2 is y 4p 2/g is m lis x and b will equal zero

  10. Therefore by plotting T 2 versus l and using the slope of this curve one can determine the acceleration due to gravity g. The slope is

  11. Multiply both sides of the equation by g and get This reduces to Now divide both sides by the slope to get which reduces to

  12. Purpose of Today’s Experiment You will determine the local value of the acceleration due to gravity by studying the motion of a simple pendulum. Note: Pendulums are used in a variety of applications from timing devices like clocks and metronomes to oil prospecting devices.

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