Experiment 1: Simple Harmonic Motion Dominic Stone Lab Partner: Andrew Lugliani January 9‚ 2012 Physics 132 Lab Section 13 Theory For this experiment we investigated and learned about simple harmonic motion. To do this we hung and measured different masses on a spring-mass system to calculate the force constant k. Simple harmonic motion is a special type of periodic motion. It is best described as an oscillation motion that causes an object to move back-and-forth in response to
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plate (reference 5) 6. Laboratory balance (reference 6) 7. Two kinds of metal Because of my illness I could not attend on this lab experiment. That is the reason why I do not have the discussion and the result for this experiment. Reference: Reference 1: Ruggiero‚ August. “LAB Manual for PHYSICS 102” at Essex County College Reference 2: physics. smu. edu Reference 3:
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The Physics 500 Introduction: The purpose of this lab is to show how to calculate the average speed and acceleration in six different races. In order to find average speed you will need to use the formula s=d/t (s= speed‚ d=distance‚ t=time). On the other hand‚ for accelaration you will use the formula a= vf-vi/t (a=acceleration‚ vf=final velocity‚ vi= initial velocity‚ t=time). Average speed is how fast something is moving; the path distanced moved per time. Acceleration is the
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example of the skater. Divers use this so they can use the lowest moment of inertia and fastest spin to move seamlessly and enter the water. The same goes for baseball players and golfers so that they can move have a very effective swing and hit the ball at the correct angles. Going down to the basics‚ the moment of inertia of an object can be found by breaking the object into little bits and multiplying the mass of each piece by its distance from the rotational axis squared. Adding all of these
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Interpretations: 1. The time required for the objects with different masses to fall equal distances was equal. 2. The average speed of the two different masses was quite similar‚ within one tenth of a second of each other. 3. Yes‚ because physics theory says that objects free falling‚ where the only force acting on them is gravity‚ accelerate at the same rate no matter what their mass is. 4. The change in spacing of the dots tells us that the speed of the object is increased as it falls
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Spokane‚ Washington. Viney and Fenton (1998) defined the term electrophoresis as‚ “the migration of charged particles through a static medium under the action of an applied electric field (p. 576). Just from this definition‚ it is clear that numerous physics concepts can be used to help explain why electrophoresis works. First‚ I will discuss charge and electric fields and how these principles are utilized in gel electrophoresis. This will be followed by a
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Experiment 9: THE TANGENT GALVANOMETER; PURPOSE: In this experiment we will measure the magnitude of the horizontal component of the Earth’s Magnetic field by the use of an instrument called a tangent galvanometer. INTRODUCTION: A tangent galvanometer consists of a number of turns of copper wire wound on a hoop. At the center of the hoop a compass is mounted. When a direct current flows through the wires‚ a magnetic field is induced in the space surrounding the loops of
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the mass of the pendulum. In this lab our goal was to see if we can prove if the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s2. The R2 in this lab is closed to 9.8 m/s2 . The formula that we used in this lab is T=2πLg and then we solved for g=L(T2π)2. HYPOTHESIS: The gravity will be 9.81 m/s2 at sea level due to the acceleration. PROCEDURE: Materials: stopwatch‚ meter stick‚ support stand‚ string‚ mass (200g)‚ rod clamp‚ protractor. Safety: Be careful not to drop any of the heavy materials or to
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Physics Lab Report: Parallel Force Aim: To test the principle of moments. Apparatus: Metre rule with holes drilled at the 25cm‚ 50cm and 75cm mark‚ 50g masses 50mm long bolt with a diameter of approximately 5mm‚ retort stand‚ boss head and clamp‚ 0-10 N spring balance‚ electronic pan balance ‚wire or string for suspending masses from the metre rule‚ two bulldog clips. Part A: Balancing a constant moment. Procedure: 1. The experiment is set up by first placing the bolt through the rule‚ then
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Measuring Time Date Due: 2013.09.23____ Name: Lily Li____ Class: A__ Teacher: ___Mrs Slater___ Purpose: To determine the period and the frequency of a ticker timer. Materials/Apparatus: One ticker timer One carbon paper disc One 1.5+ meter tape One test tape One stop-watch Theory: The recording timer is a device that helps you study motion‚ it is a simple electric device plugged
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