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Sangwoo Hahn, Bryant Chung Spring Lab Raw Data

The document reports on experiments conducted with a mass/spring system. It provides raw data on the equilibrium position, amplitude of oscillations, velocity and acceleration at different positions. It also includes two data tables showing the relationship between period of oscillation and mass or elasticity constant (k) respectively. The analysis finds the period is directly proportional to the square root of the mass and inversely proportional to the square root of the spring constant. It also determines the maximum acceleration and velocity and calculates the required mass and spring constant to achieve a period of one second for different system parameters.

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Sangwoo Hahn, Bryant Chung Spring Lab Raw Data

The document reports on experiments conducted with a mass/spring system. It provides raw data on the equilibrium position, amplitude of oscillations, velocity and acceleration at different positions. It also includes two data tables showing the relationship between period of oscillation and mass or elasticity constant (k) respectively. The analysis finds the period is directly proportional to the square root of the mass and inversely proportional to the square root of the spring constant. It also determines the maximum acceleration and velocity and calculates the required mass and spring constant to achieve a period of one second for different system parameters.

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Sangwoo Hahn, Bryant Chung

Spring Lab
Raw Data:
1) Equilibrium position 6.00000 m
2) Amplitude of oscillations 4.00000 m
3) What is the velocity of the mass at the amplitude? 0.00 m/s
4) What is the absolute value of the acceleration at the amplitude? 49.8234 m/s2
5) Position where acceleration is zero 5.99522 m
Data Table for Mass/Spring System with Constant k and Varying Mass
Mass of System (kg)
Period of Oscillation (sec)
0.50

0.89

1.00

1.32

1.50

1.54

2.00

1.77

2.50

1.99

3.00

2.18

3.50

2.35

4.00

2.51

4.50

2.67

5.00

2.81

Data Table for Mass/Spring System with Constant Mass and Varying k
Elasticity Constant (N/m)
Period of Oscillation (sec)
5.00

2.81

10.0

1.99

15.0

1.62

20.0

1.40

25.0

1.32

30.0

1.15

35.0

1.06

40.0

0.99

45.0

0.94

50.0

0.89

Analysis:
We have determined that the period is linear the square root of the mass and also
m
the reciprocal of the square root of the spring constant. In other words, P
.
k
m
In addition, we determined that P=2
by dividing out (or by a separate
k
method of calculus).

6) What is the maximum absolute value of the acceleration for your system? How
does this compare with the value at the amplitude?
The maximum absolute value of the acceleration for the system was 50.1024 m/s 2. This is
marginally larger than the acceleration at the amplitude of the system.
7) What is the maximum absolute value of the velocity of your system? How does
this compare with the value where the acceleration is zero?
The maximum absolute value of the velocity for the system was 10.0277 m/s. This is
equal to or marginally different from the velocity where the acceleration of the mass was
zero, which was determined to be at the equilibrium position.
8) If the elasticity constant, k, of the spring is 25 N/m, what mass would be needed
to create a system with a period of one second?
xKg
1 s=2
25 N
m
2
2
x
1
1
=
, x=25
=0.633 Kg
25 2
2

( )

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9) If the mass of the system is 1.0 kg, what elasticity constant would be needed to
create a system with a period of one second?
1 s=2

1 Kg
xN
m

1 2 1
2
N
= , x=( 2 ) =39.48
2
x
m

( )

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