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Physics: Pendulum Lab

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Topics

    • Periodic Motion
    • Simple Harmonic Motion
    • Conservation of Energy
    • Period
    • Pendulum

Learning Goals

    • Design experiments to determine which variables affect the period of a pendulum
    • Quantitatively describe how the period of a pendulum depends on these variables
    • Explain the small-angle approximation, and define what constitutes a “small” angle
    • Determine the gravitational acceleration of Planet X
    • Explain the conservation of mechanical energy, using kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy
    • Describe the Energy Graph from the position and speed of the pendulum