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    1) The experiment investigates how the period of a simple pendulum is affected by varying the length of the string and amplitude of motion. Students measure the period of a pendulum swinging at different lengths and amplitudes. 2) In Part A, students measure the period of a pendulum swinging at lengths from 20cm to 100cm. In Part B, they investigate how changing the mass of the bob affects the period. In Part C, they study how the period changes with different amplitudes of swing. 3) Students analyze their data, plot graphs, and determine values for the acceleration due to gravity. They also calculate the length needed for a pendulum to have a period of 2 seconds, matching the beat of

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    1) The experiment investigates how the period of a simple pendulum is affected by varying the length of the string and amplitude of motion. Students measure the period of a pendulum swinging at different lengths and amplitudes. 2) In Part A, students measure the period of a pendulum swinging at lengths from 20cm to 100cm. In Part B, they investigate how changing the mass of the bob affects the period. In Part C, they study how the period changes with different amplitudes of swing. 3) Students analyze their data, plot graphs, and determine values for the acceleration due to gravity. They also calculate the length needed for a pendulum to have a period of 2 seconds, matching the beat of

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    1) The experiment investigates how the period of a simple pendulum is affected by varying the length of the string and amplitude of motion. Students measure the period of a pendulum swinging at different lengths and amplitudes. 2) In Part A, students measure the period of a pendulum swinging at lengths from 20cm to 100cm. In Part B, they investigate how changing the mass of the bob affects the period. In Part C, they study how the period changes with different amplitudes of swing. 3) Students analyze their data, plot graphs, and determine values for the acceleration due to gravity. They also calculate the length needed for a pendulum to have a period of 2 seconds, matching the beat of

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    AP Physics Laboratory

    Simple Pendulums

    DISCUSSION:
    Asimplependulumconsistsofabobsuspendedfromastringwhoseweightisinsignificantcomparedto
    thebob.Whenswinginginaplane,themotionofthependulumisnearlyperiodic.Severalofthebobs
    parameterscanbevaried:themassofthebob,lengthofthestring,andamplitudeofthemotion.Inthis
    labyouwillinvestigatehowtheperiodofthependulumdependsonthestringlengthandamplitude.

    THEEXPERIMENT:
    In this experiment youwill developtechniques for determiningfactors whichaffectthe periodof a
    pendulum.

    PARTA
    1. Measure the length and diameter of the pendulum bob given to your group. Given the density
    supplied,determinethemassofthebob.
    2. Measurethelengthofthependulumbymeasuringthedistancefromthecenterofthebobtothe
    locationofwherethestringisattachedtotheclamp.Setthependulumlengthnear20cm.Record
    yourlengthasL.
    3. Usingtrigonometry,calculatethedisplacementthebobwouldhavetogiveitadisplacementof5.
    Displacethebobtotherightthatamountandrelease.Besuretostartthestopwatchatthatmoment.
    4. Determinethetimeforonecompletecycle.Allowthebobtomovethroughatleast20cycles.
    5. Repeattheprocedurefor40cm,60cm,80cm,and100cmlengths.

    PARTB
    6. Developanexperimenttoinvestigatetheinfluenceofmassofthebobontheperiodofapendulum.
    Clearlydescribeyourprocedure.
    7. Performtheexperimentandrecordtheresultsyouobtain.

    PARTC
    8. Developanexperimenttoinvestigatetheinfluenceofhorizontaldisplacementofthebobonthe
    periodofthependulum.Clearlydescribeyourprocedure.
    9. Performtheexperimentandrecordtheresultsyouobtained.

    ANALYSIS:
    Inadditiontoanynecessarydata,measurementsandcalculationsfromtheexperimentitself,
    includethefollowinginyourlabreport.
    10. TheoreticalstudieshaveshowthattheperiodTisgivenby T 2

    L
    g

    .AplotofT2vs.Lshould

    2
    yieldalinewithaslopeof 4g .Measuretheslopeofthegraph,determineavalueofg,andcompare

    ittotheexpectedvalueofg=9.81m/s2.
    11. Fromyourgraph,determinewhatlengthapendulummustbetobeatsecondsonagrandfatherclock
    (Period=2s).
    12. Besuretorecordanyotherfindingsandincludeasummaryofalldatacollectedinyourreport.

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