mark = _________
O (rad) t (s)
Table 1
Time for 10 oscillations: 10 T = _________ s
Period T of oscillation = _________ s
Mass Mof pendulum = _________ kg
Total angular displacement A of pendulum for which the timer is activated = ______ rad
Distance L
g
of the centre of gravity of the pendulum from pivot line = _________ m
Moment of inertia I = ____________ kg m
2
e (rad/s) P.E. (J) K.E. (J) % discrepancy
Table 2
Notes. (1) P.E. refers to the potential energy at the highest point of the pendulum, while K.E. the
kinetic energy at the lowest point. (2) Attach the graph of K.E. against P.E. to this log sheet.
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU
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Discussion:
(a) What is conserved and non-conserved force? Give an example of conserved and non-
conserved force.
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(b) What is the gradient of the graph of K.E. against P.E.? What can you conclude from this?
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(c) Determine the center of mass of the compound pendulum through experiment and determine
the distance, L
g
, between the center of mass of the compound pendulum and the pivot. Compare
with the value evaluated according to Eq. (9), is it reasonable to simplify the compound
pendulum as a simple pendulum?
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(d) What are the possible sources of error for the experiment? Give estimates for the
percentage errors involved.
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