LEMI-16 Simple Pendulum with Electronic Timer

Features Use Hall sensor and electronic timer Accurately measure angle and length y Study the case of wire length sudden alteration Introduction Pendulum experiment is important in general physics teaching. In the past, this experiment is limited to a small-angle approximation and does not involve the relationship between the period and the swing angle. Traditional methods of manual stopwatch timing has significant measuring errors. Multiple periods measurement and averaging method is used to reduce error. Due to the presence of air damping, swing angle gradually decays with time, so can not be accurately measured.

This apparatus using an integrated Hall sensor and electronic timer, can accurately measure period under large swing angle in a few swing cycles, so the air damping of the pendulum angle can be ignored. Based on the relationship between the period and the angle and the extrapolation of angle to zero, it is possible to acquire the precise value of the gravitational acceleration. Experimental contents still include a study on the period change by a sudden

alteration of the pendulum swing length (selected or demo). Experiment contents:a 1. Measure the swing period with a fixed string length, calculate the gravitational acceleration 2. Measure the swing period by successively changing string length, calculate the corresponding gravitational acceleration. Use straight line fitting method to acquire accurate gravitational acceleration, and verify the relationship of the pendulum period be proportional to the square of the string length 3. Measure the swing periods with successively change the starting swing angle, calculate the corresponding gravitational acceleration. Use extrapolation method to acquire accurate gravitational acceleration at extra small swing angle 4. Study the influence of non-linear effect under large swing angles 5. During the swinging process, mutate the pendulum length by inserting an obstacle in the path of the swing, measure the period and calculate the location of the string mutation point.

Through these experiments, students will acquire the necessary knowledge of experimental operations, can learn the basic experimental ideas, able to understand the relationships among the wire length, the starting angle and the gravitational acceleration. Main Specifications Angle measurement

ranges 0~ 45, accuracy 1

Pendulum length range 60 ~ 80 cm, accuracy 1 mm Preset counting Max: 60 times number Automatic timer resolution, 0.001 sec, uncertainty < 0.003 sec