SHM and Rotational Motion - Pendulum



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Condition :   Good
Principle :   Comparison of SHM and Rotational Motion  
Area of Study :  Acoustics 
Equipment :   Turntable app., pendulum app., lazy susan.

 
Procedure :   Set the pendulum up so that it is directly over the center of the turntable.  Place the painted wooden block at the edge of the turntable.  When the needle arm is moved out of its carriage the turntable will start to rotate.  Practice will be needed to be able to start the pendulum in phase with the rotating block on the turntable.  The pinpoint light source is used to create a shadow graph of this on the screen in the lecture room.

The turn table is placed on top of the lazy susan.  Slight differences in phase due to the slow release of the pendulum can be compensated for by rotating the turn table/lazy susan unit.

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   References
                                                                       

Greg Jakovidis,  "Demonstrating the Relationship Between Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion,"  TPT, Vol. 35, # 2, p. 177, Feb. 1997.

Fr. Earl Meyer, " Simple Apparatus for Simple Harmonic Motion", TPT, Vol. 3, # 3, March 1965, p.127.

 

Robert L. Wild, "SHM with Turntable and Pendulum", Low-Cost Physics Demonstrations, # 41, p. 27.

Earl Meyer,  "Simple Apparatus for Simple Harmonic Motion,"  Apparatus for Teaching Physics, p. 55.                                                    



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