Goals
Set yourself the following objectives for this lab:
- Understand the theory behind Hooke’s Law and the physics behind springs.
- Experimentally determine a spring constant through Hooke’s Law, Conservation of Energy, and measuring period.
- Learn more about Excel and calculating functions.
- Justify the spring constant and springs mass with theoretical predictions.
- Working with uncertainties when recording measurements.
The following shows the value of all the questions in this lab:
| Laboratory 2, Question Grading Scheme | Totals | ||||
| Part 1 | Question 1 | Question 2 | |||
| Points | /2 | /1 | /3 | ||
| Part 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 | Question 6 | |
| Points | /1 | /1 | /2 | /1 | /5 |
| Part 3 | Question 7 | Question 8 | |||
| Points | /2 | /1 | /3 | ||
| Total number of points in this lab | /11 | ||||
The following shows the value of all the tables and graphs in this lab:
| Laboratory 2, Results Grading Scheme | Total | ||
| Part 1 | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /1 | /2 | /3 |
| Part 2 | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /2 | /1 | /3 |
| Part 3 | Table | Graph | |
| Points | /2 | /1 | /3 |
| Total number of points in this lab | /9 | ||