3 Goals
Set yourself the following objectives for this lab:
- Understand the theory behind a simple and physical pendulum.
- Determine uncertainties in the lab and propagate uncertainties for multivariable equations.
- Expose oneself to Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet software.
- Experimentally determine the period of a simple pendulum with a variable length and angle.
- Justify the experimental results of the simple pendulum with theoretical predictions through the analysis of the gravitational constant
. - Experimentally examine the behavior of a physical pendulum with Capstone software.
The following shows the value of all the questions in this lab:
| Laboratory 1, Question Grading Scheme | Totals | |||
| Part 1: A | Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | |
| Points | /1 | /1 | /1 | /3 |
| Part 1: B | Question 4 | Question 5 | ||
| Points | /1 | /2 | /3 | |
| Part 1: C | Question 6 | Question 7 | Question 8 | |
| Points | /1 | /2 | /2 | /5 |
| Part 2 | Question 9 | |||
| Points | /1 | /1 | ||
| Total number of points in this lab | /12 | |||
The following shows the value of all the tables and graphs in this lab:
| Laboratory 1, Results Grading Scheme | Totals | ||
| Part 1: A | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /1 | /1 | |
| Part 1: B | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /1 | /1 | /2 |
| Part 1: C | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /2 | /1 | /3 |
| Part 2 | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /1 | /1 | /2 |
| Total number of points in this lab | /8 | ||