MAY 2017

AP Physics Final Project

Carousel and Pendulum Ship

BY: (1102)
PITH LAOHAVIROJANA
THIDARAT BOONSONG
VARUN SAKETHARAM
RAWISARA THONGCHANTRA
OBJECTIVE
Pendulum Ship
- Be able to understand the basic concepts of SHM and Simple pendulum
- Be able to identify the Simple pendulum motion from Pendulum ship
- Be able to calculate the Time period of the pendulum
- Be able to calculate the frequency of the pendulum
- Be able to define the percentage error between the recorded period and the
calculated period.

Carousel
-Be able to understand the basic concept of uniform circular motion.
-Be able to investigate about uniform circular motion based on merry go
round motion.
-Be able to prove that the magnitudes of the velocity vector of merry go
round are constant.
-Be able to calculate the centripetal force.
-Be able to calculate the magnitude of the velocity.
-Be able to demonstrate the model that conforms to uniform circular motion.
-Be able to show sample calculation from a real model.

Introduction
Simple Harmonic
Simple Harmonic motion is a type of periodic motion or oscillation
motion where the restoring force is directly proportional to the
displacement from the equilibrium position and acts opposite to the
displacement. From this, it means that further, the object is from the
equilibrium the more restoring force by the spring is created. This
applies to both vertical and horizontal plane. Surprisingly, simple
pendulum is also considered a simple harmonic oscillator. This is
because it swings back and forth and the magnitude of the restoring
force increases as the mass displace more from the equilibrium position.
However, it is only valid when the angle displaced from the equilibrium
position is small. This is because the displacement of large angle in
pendulum is not accurate whereas the small angle resembles far more
accurate the displacement from the equilibrium position.

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The formula that could be used to
determine the period of a simple
pendulum is:
Where T is the time taken to
complete a cycle of oscillation, L is
the length of wood, and g is the
acceleration due to gravity. From
this formula, Time period increases
with increasing length of the string
or wood that hangs the mass and
decreases when the acceleration due
to gravity increases. Therefore, a
period is directly proportional to the
square root of the length of the
thing that hangs the mass and
inversely proportional to the square
root of acceleration due to gravity.
Since Frequency is the inverse of
time Period, the formula given for
frequency in terms of acceleration
due to gravity and length of the
thing hanging the mass is:
Where F is the frequency of the
oscillation, g is the acceleration due
to gravity and L is the length of the
thing hanging the mass.
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The first step to creating an
effective project plan is to set a
baseline. The baseline is the
foundation on which the other
project elements will be built on.
This must include a scope
statement.
In any type of simple harmonic
motion, the amplitude (the
maximum distance through which
the mass travel) does not have an
effect on the period or frequency
of oscillation. Specifically in simple
pendulum, if the mass is
suspended from a higher altitude,
there is lesser vertical component
force of tension from the string
than that when the pendulum is
suspended in lower altitude.
Therefore, since there are less
force acting to oppose the force of
gravity in higher altitudes, the
mass will accelerate greater. The
mass suspended at small altitude
has more vertical component of
tension force and thus have more
force opposing the force of gravity.
Due to this, the mass suspended at
lower altitude accelerate lesser.
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