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Marmara University Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department Physics Labrotary Report

1) The document describes a physics laboratory report on experiments with a simple pendulum. The objectives were to study simple harmonic motion and determine the acceleration due to gravity. 2) Two experiments were conducted using a ruler and tennis ball, and a string, ball, and force sensor. Period, frequency, amplitude and their relationships to pendulum length were calculated. 3) The acceleration due to gravity was calculated from period measurements, with 1.32% and 2.34% error margins for the two experiments. Sources of error were discussed.

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Marmara University Faculty of Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department Physics Labrotary Report

1) The document describes a physics laboratory report on experiments with a simple pendulum. The objectives were to study simple harmonic motion and determine the acceleration due to gravity. 2) Two experiments were conducted using a ruler and tennis ball, and a string, ball, and force sensor. Period, frequency, amplitude and their relationships to pendulum length were calculated. 3) The acceleration due to gravity was calculated from period measurements, with 1.32% and 2.34% error margins for the two experiments. Sources of error were discussed.

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MARMARA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT
PHYSICS LABROTARY REPORT
Cengiz Kurtolu

150412003

Begm Yolda

150412047

Zeynep Bekta

150412062

1. OBJECTIVE

The simple pendulum is a system consisting of a string of length L, which


is assumed to be massless and unstretchable, and a particle of mass m
attached to the string called the pendulum bob. When the mass is
displaced a small angle from equilibrium and then released, the
pendulum will undergo simple harmonic motion.
The purposes of this experiment are:

1) to study the motion of a simple pendulum,


2) to study simple harmonic motion,
3) to learn the definitions of period, frequency, and amplitude,
4) to learn the relationships between the period, frequency, amplitude
and length of a simple pendulum and
5) to determine the acceleration due to gravity using the theory, results,
and analysis of this experiment.

2. EQUIPMENT NEEDED

* Ruler
* String
* Tennis ball
* Force sensor

3. PROCEDURE

1) First of all, we hung ruler to tip of the force sensor. We set 0 degree
angle of ruler. After, ruler had made the oscillating motion by a force.
Then we find time and angles with our force sensor. So, we calculated
the period.
2) In second experiment, the simple pendulum is composed of a small
spherical ball suspended by a long, light string which is attached to a

support stand by a string a clamp. The string should be approximately


37.5 cm long and we calculated 35 cm radius of our spherical ball. Also,
the distance to the center is 40.5 cm. We had made to ball swing motion.
We find period though angles and time in our force sensor
4. DATA

These row data need to be processed, before we continue our analysis.


First of all, we need to find the time difference between successive
peaks. Secondly, we calculated the period though average of time
difference.

Time 1

Time 2

Time 3

Time 4

Time 5

Time avg

Experiment 1

1.65 s

2.80 s

3.95 s

5.10 s

6.25 s

1.15 s

Experiment 2

0.65 s

2.00 s

3.30 s

4.65 s

5.95 s

1.33 s

5. CALCULATIONS

Experiment 1

For this experiment

g=(l.2/3) / (T/2)2
l=50cm
T1=1.65
T2=2.80
T3=3.95
T4=5.10
T5=6.25
Tavg=1.15 s

1.32% error
g=0.5 x 2/3 / (1.15/2 x 3.14)2 = 9.94 m/s2

Experiment 2

Tall of the rope = 60.5 cm


Ball radius = 3.5 cm
T1=0.65
T2=2
T3=3.30
T4=4.65
T5=5.95
Tavg=1.325 s
g=0.64 x 2/3 / (1.325 / 2 x 3.14)2 = 9.58 m/s2
2.34% error
6. RESULT

The aim of the experiment was to determine the effects or contribution of


the length of the string on the period for the simple pendulum and find
out a mathematical gravitional accelerations. . According to the data
taken during the experiment, although the mass of the object hanging
from the string has no effect on the period of the pendulum, the period
depends on the length of the string which the mass is hanged on. As it is

shown in Graph, the period of the pendulum square and the length of the
string are directly proportional to each other.Gravitational acceleration
was calculated from the slope of the graph 10.01 m s -2 and if theoretical
gravitational acceleration is taken 9.81 m s-2, , relative error was found
from that formula

We calculated acceleration of gravity with 1.32% margin of error in


experiment 1. Also, in experiment 2, there is 2.34% margin of error.
7. DISCUSSION

The percent error was calculated to be first experiment 1.32 % and 2.34
% in the second. This shows that there were some errors in our
experiment. Firstly, when the pendulum was oscillating, because of its
momentum, the stand was shaking. This irregular movement of the
stand affected the motion of the pendulum as it did not have the same
amplitude throughout hence affecting the time period. The other reason
why we use an incorrect measurement points could not set the center of
mass of the apparatus is due.
We take 2/3 of distance of the ruler because we learned at first period
object which Calculations of Moments of inertia of long, thin rod with
rotation axis through end. So, we can simply use that object.
I = 1/3 x M x L2
I = M (0.6L)2
0.6L =~ L x 2/3

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