Mechanics Demonstrations
This demonstration is about precision in
measurement. It shows students that the length of an object
may be measured with different instruments and yield a
different precision result
This
demonstration is used in lab in PHYS 115
- Set up pendulum on lab stand
- Plug in the LoggerPro box, cables, motion sensor and photogate
- If sensors do not automatically appear on LoggerPro screen, try restarting the computer
- Measure the pendulum's period over ten swings
- Compare results from all three measurements of the period
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