HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING PHYSICS

EXPERIMENT REPORT
Physics I

Name: Nguyễn Minh Đức

ID: 20196907

Class: CTTT.KT Ô tô

Hanoi, 2019
 Experimental Report 4

DETERMINATION OF GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATION USING

SIMPLE PENDULUM OSCILLATION WITH PC INTERFACE
Name: Nguyễn Minh Đức Mark Comment
Student ID: 20196907

Class: CTTT.KT ô tô-K64

Group: 2

I. Data tables

1. Pendulum with vertical oscillation plan

L1= 0.500(m) L2= 0.600(m) L3= 0.700(m)

Trial
T1 (s) T2 (s) T3 (s)
1 1.449 1.610 1.660
2 1.433 1.580 1.706
3 1.432 1.582 1.700
4 1.447 1.579 1.661
5 1.455 1.565 1.754
T 1=1,443 ( s ) T 2=1.583( s) T 3=1.696( s)
5 5 5
s . d .= √ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿¿
i=1
s . d .= √ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿¿
i=1
≈ 0.015 ( s )
s . d .= √∑
i=1
≈ 0.035 ( s )
¿ ¿ ¿¿
≈ 0.009 ( s )
s.d . s.d . s.d .
ΔT 1=S . D.= ΔT 2=S . D.= ΔT 3=S . D.=
√5 √5 √5
≈ 0.004 (s ) ≈ 0.007( s) ≈ 0.016(s)

2. Pendulum with inclined oscillation plan

l = 140(mm) = 0.14(m)
 θ1=0° θ2=10 ° θ3 =20°
Trial
T 1( s) T 2( s) T 3 (s)

1 0.752 0.771 0.796

2 0.749 0.765 0.789
3 0.756 0.763 0.793
T 1=0.752( s) T 2=0.766(s) T 3=0.793( s)
3 3 3
s . d .= √∑ i=1
¿ ¿ ¿¿ s . d .= √∑ i=1
≈ 0.003 ( s )
¿ ¿ ¿¿ s . d .= √∑
i=1
≈ 0.003 ( s )
¿ ¿ ¿¿
≈ 0.003 ( s )
s.d . s.d . s.d .
ΔT 1=S . D.= ΔT 2=S . D.= ΔT 3=S . D.=
√3 √3 √3
≈ 0.002( s) ≈ 0.002( s) ≈ 0.002( s)

θ 4=40° θ5 =60° θ6 =80 °

Trial
T 4 (s) T 5 (s) T 6 (s )

1 0.885 1.093 1.875

2 0.892 1.117 1.850
3 0.901 1.110 1.868
T 4=0.893(s ) T 5=1.107( s) T 6=1.864 (s)
3 3 3
s . d .= √ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿¿
i=1
s . d .= √ ∑ ¿ ¿ ¿¿
i=1
≈ 0.010 ( s )
s . d .= √∑
i=1
¿ ¿ ¿¿
≈ 0.007 ( s ) ≈ 0.011 ( s )
s.d. s.d . s.d .
ΔT 4 =S . D .= ΔT 5=S . D.= ΔT 6=S . D .=
√3 √3 √3
≈ 0.004 (s ) ≈ 0.006(s) ≈ 0.006(s)

II. Data treatment

1. Determination of the oscillation period of a thread pendulum as a function of the

pendulum length

l
Pendulum with vertical oscillation plane: T =2 π
√ g
2
2π
⇒ g=l ( )
T
 a. L1=0.500 (m)

2
2π 2 2 ×3.141 2
√[
ΔT 1 2
0.004
g1=L1 ( )
T̄ 1
=0.500 × (1.443 )
≈ 9.476( m/s2 ) Δ g 1=g 1 −2
T1
=9.476 4
] √(
1.443 )
≈ 0.05 3(m/ s2 )

Then g1=9.476±0.053≈9.48± 0.05m/s2

Hence

g1=9.48± 0.05(m/ s2 )

b. L2=0.600 (m)
2
2π 2 2 ×3.141 2
√[
ΔT2 2
0.007
g2=L2 ( )
T̄ 2
=0.600 × (1.583 )
≈ 9.448( m/s2 ) Δ g 2=g2 − 2
T2
=9.448 4
]
1.583√( )
≈ 0.08 3(m/ s2 )Then g2=9.448±0.083≈9.45± 0.08m/s2

Hence

g2=9.45± 0.08( m/s2 )

c. L3=0.700 (m)

2
2π 2 2× 3.141 2
√[ ΔT 3 2
0.016
g3=L3 ( )
T̄ 3
=0.700 × (
1.696 )
≈ 9.604 (m/ s 2) Δ g 3=g3 −2
T3 ] =9.604 4
√(
1.696 )
≈ 0.0 8 1(m/s 2)

Then g3=9.604±0.018≈9.61± 0.0 8m/s2

 Hence

g3=9.61± 0.0 8( m/ s2 )

2. Determination of the gravitational acceleration

as a function of the inclination of the pendulum force

l
Pendulum with inclined oscillation plane: T = 2π
√ g cos θ

l 2π 2
⟹g= ( )
cos θ T

a.θ1 = 0°

l 2 π 2 0.140 2× 3.141 2
ǵ1= ( )
cos θ1 T 1
=
cos 0° 0.752 (
=9.769 (m/s 2) )
2
∆ g1 = ǵ1
√[ −2
ΔT 1
T1 ]
0.002 2
=9.769 4
√( 0.752 )
≈ 0.052(m/ s2 )

vThen g1=9.769±0.052≈9.77± 0.05m/s2

Hence

g1= ǵ1 ± ∆ g1=9.77 ± 0.05( m/ s2 )

b. θ2 = 10°

l 2 π 2 0.140 2× 3.141 2
ǵ2= ( )
cos θ 2 T 2
=
cos 10° 0.766 (
≈ 9.56 1( m/ s2 ) )
2
∆ g2 = ǵ2
√[ −2
ΔT2
T2 ]
 0.002 2
=9.561 4
√( 0.766 )
≈ 0.049(m/s 2)

Then g2=9.561±0.049≈9.56± 0. 05m/s2

Hence

g2= ǵ 2 ± ∆ g2=9.56 ± 0.05(m/ s2 )

c. θ3 = 20°

l 2 π 2 0.140 2 ×3.141 2
ǵ3= ( )
cos θ 3 T 3
=
cos 20 ° 0.793 (
=9.349 (m/s 2) )
2
∆ g3 = ǵ3
√[ −2
ΔT 3
T3 ]
0.002 2
=9.349 4
√( 0.793 )
+¿ ¿≈0.047(m/s 2)

Then g3=9.349±0.047≈9.35± 0. 05m/s2

Hence

g3= ǵ 3 ± ∆ g3=9.35± 0.05( m/s2 )

d. θ 4 = 40°

l 2 π 2 0.140 2 ×3.141 2
ǵ4 = ( )
cos θ4 T 4
=
cos 40 ° 0.893 (
=9.04 4 (m/ s2 ) )
2
∆ g4 = ǵ4
√[ −2
ΔT 4
T4 ]
0.004 2
=9.044 4
√( 0.893 )
≈0.081(m/s 2)
Then g4=9.044±0.081≈9.05± 0. 08m/s2

Typical pendulum with inclined oscillation plan at the angle of 40°

Hence

g4 = ǵ4 ± ∆ g4 =9.05 ± 0.08(m/s 2)

e. θ5 = 60°

l 2 π 2 0.140 2 ×3.141 2
ǵ5= ( )
cos θ 5 T 5
=
cos 60 ° 1.107 (
=9.017(m/ s 2) )
2
∆ g5 = ǵ5
√[ −2
ΔT 5
T5 ]
0.006 2
=9.017 4
√( 1.107 )
≈0.063(m/s 2)

Then g5=9.017±0.063≈9.02± 0. 06m/s2

Hence

g5= ǵ 5 ± ∆ g5=9.02± 0.06( m/s2 )

f. θ6 = 80°

l 2 π 2 0.140 2 ×3.141 2
ǵ6 = ( )
cos θ 6 T 6
=
cos 80 ° 1.864 (
=9.157(m/ s2 ) )
2
∆ g6 = ǵ6
√[ −2
ΔT 6
T6 ]
 0.006 2
=9.157 4
√( 1.864) ≈0.058(m/s 2)

Then g6=9.157±0.058≈9.16± 0. 06m/s2

Hence

g6 =ǵ 6 ± ∆ g6 =9.16 ± 0.06(m/s 2)

3)Conclusion

Gravitational acceleration does not depend on the length of the rod or the angle of inclined
oscillation plane due to the fact that it only depends on altitude, depth and other factors such as
air density, the gravitational effect of the Moon and the Sun.