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3A10.40 - Variaible "g" Pendulum

Code Number: 3A10.40
Demo Title: Variaible "g" Pendulum
Condition: Excellent
Principle: Potential to Kinetic Energy, Simple Harmonic Motion
Area of Study: Oscillations & Acoustics
Equipment:
Air table, blower, protractor, air puck on string.
Procedure:
Tilt the air table to the desired angle. Attach the air puck on a string to the upper side of the air table. Set the pendulum in motion and time the oscillations either with a stop watch or photo gate. Reset the angle and retime.
References:
- Hubert Biezeveld, "The Period of a Swinging Rod in an Oscillating Frame of Reference", TPT, Vol. 50, # 9, Dec. 2012, p. 550.
- David Schultz, "An Inexpensive, Multi-Purpose Physical Pendulum", TPT, Vol. 50, # 7, Oct. 2012, p. 436.
- Jose Feliciano, "The Variable Gravity Pendulum", TPT, Vol. 36, # 1, p. 51 - 52, Jan. 1998.
- Robert Ehrlich, "Air Table Experiments Without an Air Table", TPT, Vol. 23, # 2, Feb. 1985, p. 113 - 116.
- John B. Kwasnoski and Richard S. Murphy, "The Classic Pendulum Experiment - On Jupiter or Saturn", AJP, Vol. 52, #1, Jan. 1984, p. 85.
- David Kutliroff, "40, Pendulums - Dependency on 'g'", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments For Physics Teachers, p. 91.
- David Kutliroff, "51, A Determination of 'g'", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments For Physics Teachers, p. 114.
- David Kutliroff, "52, Using a Magnet to Simulate a Changing Gravitational Field and Illustrate its Effect on a Pendulum", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments For Physics Teachers, p. 116.
- Roman Ya. Kerzerashvili, Alexander Sapozhnikov, "Abstract: Pendulum With Variable Acceleration", 2005 Apparatus Competition, Salt Lake City, UT.