PHYSICS LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS
M-O2 : Coupled Pendulums
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Oscillations |
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PURPOSE: |
To use coupled pendulums to understand energy transfer |
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EQUIPMENT: |
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Stand |
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Three balls, two with string of same length, and all
hanging from the same string |
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String |
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SUGGESTIONS: |
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Make sure the string length of two of the three pendulums
is exactly the same, while the third is significantly different. |
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DISCUSSION: |
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1. The set-up
2. One of the shorter pendulums before release
3 and 4. The second short pendulum at its maximum swing, having
acquired all of the mechanical energy of the system
5. Intermediate stage, the two short pendulums share the mechanical
energy of the system
