TABLE W1: Cylinder Measurements

Radius (m) 0.01254

Length (m) 0.02006
Mass (kg) 0.1044
Inertia (kg.m2) 7.605E-06

TABLE W2: Moment of Inertia

Length of String (m) Distance (m) Inertia (kg.m^2)
0.05 0.06003 0.0003838211
0.10 0.11003 0.0012715343
0.15 0.16003 0.0026812475
0.20 0.21003 0.0046129607
0.25 0.26003 0.0070666739
0.30 0.31003 0.0100423871

TABLE W3: Period of Oscillation

Length of String (m) Calculated Period (s) Experimental Period (s) % Error
0.05 0.497 0.496 0.1
0.10 0.668 0.696 4
0.15 0.804 0.797 0.9
0.20 0.921 0.898 2
0.25 1.02 0.996 3
0.30 1.12 1.112 0.5
Uncertainties & Errors
0.00002
0.00002
0.0001
1.9210312E-07

Uncertainties & Errors

Length of String (m) Distance (m) Inertia (kg.m^2)
0.005 0.00502 0.000064754
0.005 0.00502 0.0001174348
0.005 0.00502 0.0001709771
0.005 0.00502 0.0002251226
0.005 0.00502 0.0002798118
0.005 0.00502 0.0003350235

Uncertainties & Errors

Length Abs. Error Calculated Rel. Error (%) Experimental Abs. Error
0.005 50.6581546467 0.001
0.005 27.7877101671 0.001
0.005 19.2189421202 0.001
0.005 14.7322790611 0.001
0.005 11.9718574901 0.001
0.005 10.1021564609 0.001