Part 1.

Dependence of the pendulum period on the length

Diameter of bob
Trial
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

4cm

Leght String Length pendulum number of swings Time

Period T=t/n T
0.30
0.32
10.00
11.34
1.13
0.40
0.42
10.00
13.40
1.34
0.50
0.52
10.00
14.58
1.46
0.60
0.62
10.00
16.08
1.61
0.80
0.82
10.00
18.08
1.81
1.00
1.02
10.00
19.88
1.99
1.20
1.22
10.00
21.79
2.18
1.40
1.42
10.00
23.98
2.40

Slope of graph T vs. L

g-exp= 4*/slope
% error=

3.89
10.13
3.40

7.000
6.000
5.000
y = 3.8919x + 0.1728

4.000
3.000

Series1

2.000

Linear (Series1)

1.000
0.000
0.00

0.50

1.00

1.50

Lenght of pendulum

20.000
18.000
16.000
14.000
12.000
10.000
Series1
8.000
Linear (Series1)
6.000
4.000
y = 29.698x - 1.0076
2.000
0.000
0.000 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.600 0.700
1/g-eff

1.286
1.796
2.126
2.586
3.269
3.952
4.748
5.750

Part 2. Dependence of the pendulum period on effective gravity

Diameter of puck (m)
Length of Pendulum (m)
Trial
1
2
3
4
5

0.09 Length of String (m)

0.74 Length air table (m)

0.70
0.80

1/g sec/mSwing n
T
h of low side
h of up sideDifference (m)
Gravity
Time
Period
0.085
0.210
0.125
1.533
0.652
10
42.76
4.276
18.284
0.080
0.235
0.155
1.901
0.526
10
38.66
3.866
14.946
0.078
0.250
0.172
2.109
0.474
10
35.99
3.599
12.953
0.076
0.260
0.184
2.256
0.443
10
34.55
3.455
11.937
0.074
0.290
0.216
2.649
0.378
10
32.09
3.209
10.298

Slope of graph T vs. 1/g

Slope theoretical value
% error=

26.698
29.352
9.04

Part 3. Study the for of SHM

Diameter of the bob

Trial

Position
L of Pendulum Ax (m)
Bx (1/sec) Cx (rad)
1
0.346 0.04858
5.313
4.230
2
0.130 0.01878
9.681
0.375
Velocity
Av (m/sec)

Trial
1
2

Trial

0.04

Bv (1/sec) Cv (rad)
Av/Ax
Cv-Cx
v
0.247
5.301
5.836
5.089
1.606
92.017
0.159
9.663
1.995
8.445
1.620
92.830

Acceleration
Aa (m/sec)
Ba (1/sec) Ca (rad)
Aa/Ax
Ca-Cx (rad) a
1
1.241
5.310
1.097
25.545
-3.133 -179.507
2
1.321
9.672
3.539
70.341
3.164 181.295
Period
T=2/B

Trial
1
2

1.183
0.649

Ttheo (sec) Texp (sec)

1.180
1.2
0.723
1.2