Torsional Oscillator
Data Analysis
- Show your plot of angular displacement VS torque using the static weighting method. State the torsional constant of the wire.
- Show your plot of torsional oscillators periodic motion.
- Use your experimentally-determined value of the period to calculate the moment of inertia of the rotating system.
- Compare your experimentally-determined value of
for the oscillator to the theoretical value of a copper torus of the same dimensions. Comment on your comparison.