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    LABORATORY EXERCISES 1 SIMPLE PENDULUM

    Objective
    To be introduced to skills needed in the first year physics laboratory: data collection, graphing techniques and data analysis with a particular emphasis on determining the uncertainty of the results.

    Safety
    Proper use of equipment: Follow the procedure carefully. Improper use of the equipment has the potential to cause harm. Ensure that the pendulum swings with small oscillations only.

    Introduction
    Every measurement that is taken and every result calculated from these measurements requires a measure of the accuracy of the values obtained. Experimental uncertainty (sometimes referred to as experimental error) is a vital part of all the experiments that you will do in the physics laboratories. Before you come to class make sure you are familiar with what is expected in the first year physics laboratories by reading the front section of the laboratory manual.

    Theory
    A simple pendulum can be used to determine the acceleration due to gravity (g). Details are given in the sample experiment report on page 12 of the lab manual. The relationship between the period (T) and length of the pendulum () for small oscillations is:

    T 2

    Lab exercises 1

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    Experimental
    1. Adjust the length of string of the simple pendulum to around 0.2 m. Measure and record the actual value. Set the pendulum bob swinging with small oscillations. Use a stop watch to measure the time of 50 oscillations. Divide your time by 50 to determine the period (T). Repeat your measurements for various lengths () of the string.

    Figure 1

    2. Plot a graph of T2 (y-axis) vs (x-axis). Draw two lines of extreme fit and measure the slopes of each line. Record the values of the slopes m1 and m2 on your graph. Make sure you include the units of your slopes. (See the graph in the sample experiment and also read the section on Graphical Methods on page 16 in the front of the lab manual.) 3. From your two slopes of extreme fit, m1 and m2, determine an average slope with the associated uncertainty, m m. Use this value of the slope to find g with its uncertainty. (See page 23 on Combining Errors in Calculations). 4. Given a measured period T and with an experimentally determined value of g calculate the length of the pendulum, and the associated error. (See page 23.) 5. From 5 different values of g determined experimentally find the mean (average) value and the mean error. (See page 21.)

    Lab Orientation Quiz


    Before you attend your first class make sure you have read the front of the lab manual and answered the orientation quiz satisfactorily, on the subjects eLearning site.
    This revision: February 2013

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