Coupled Pendulum

Working Formula :

,
Where :
l = coupling length of the pendulum
k = spring constant
m = mass of pendulums
L = length of the pendulum

Oscillation frequency () =

Observation :

Least count of computer timer and measurement scale used in the

experiment = ?

(1) Table for natural frequency

S.N. No. of Initial Final T= Time Period

oscillation (N) Time( ) Time( )

Average Time Period = ? Natural frequency = ?

 (2) Table for beat frequency ( )

S.N. Coupling Initial Final Time T= = 2T Mean Beat

Length (l) Time ( ) ( ) Frequency
( )

(3) Table for oscillation frequency ( )

S.N. No. of Coupling Initial Final T= = Mean

oscillation Length(l) Time Time T/N
(N) ( ) ( )
 Calculations :

(1) Calculate various oscillation frequencies , and

(2) Plot : vs l
It should be straight line if coupling is weak. (Prove this)

S.N. Coupling Length (l)

(3) Calculate spring constant (k) from the slop

(4) Calculate and compare it with

Error analysis :

(1) Calculate the error in slop m , using this calculate the error in spring
constant k
(2) Calculate the error in various oscillations frequencies , and
for a particular coupling length only

Result :

Write down all the result in R R form

All results should be in the significant figures.

Note : Write appropriate units everywhere