Computerized physical pendulum for classroom demonstrations

Yaakov Kraftmakher

doi:10.1119/1.1888087

Computerized physical pendulum for classroom demonstrations

Yaakov Kraftmakher

Department of Physics

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Abstract

An inexpensive driven physical pendulum is described for classroom demonstrations, which clearly shows free and forced oscillations, as well as the transient process leading to the steady-state regime of forced oscillations. An advantage of this pendulum is that it is possible to control the decay constant by the use of magnetic braking. A data-acquisition system¹ collects the data and displays the oscillations on a computer screen.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	244-246
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics Teacher
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1888087
State	Published - Apr 2005

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