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Simple Haronic Motion

This document describes an experiment on simple harmonic motion. The objective was to understand Hooke's law and how oscillating masses on springs relate to frequency and spring constant. The experiment involved collecting data on position over time for different added masses on a spring using a computer interface and sensor. The results were meant to show the relationships between force, position, frequency, and mass and allow calculations of spring constant and damping constant. However, the group struggled to determine the period from the position-time graphs which prevented them from reaching a conclusion about the mass.

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Simple Haronic Motion

This document describes an experiment on simple harmonic motion. The objective was to understand Hooke's law and how oscillating masses on springs relate to frequency and spring constant. The experiment involved collecting data on position over time for different added masses on a spring using a computer interface and sensor. The results were meant to show the relationships between force, position, frequency, and mass and allow calculations of spring constant and damping constant. However, the group struggled to determine the period from the position-time graphs which prevented them from reaching a conclusion about the mass.

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Simple Harmonic Motion

Abigail Ezedonmwen
@02752222
Partners: Shaquille Fredrick, Tatyana
Kincherlow, Amber Childs-Santos

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Objective: The objective of this particular lab is to


understand Hookes law and simple harmonic motion of
oscillating masses on a pulley and springs.
Theory: In this experiment we understand the use of
Hookes law. We explored the relationship between
frequency, spring constant and stable masses.
Apparatus:
Computer with Pasco Model 700 Interface
Rotary Motion Sensor
Strings
Weight Hanger
Spring
Balance
Varying Masses

Procedure:

1. Adjust the apparatus. Setup the apparatus as shown


in the figure. The 500 g weight on the right pan goes
on the floor that the spring is attached to and on the
other pan (that is on left) you put 40 g weight, so
that the spring and the scale are vertical.
2.
Take that position of the pan as the equilibrium
position. 2- Start the data collection add extra mass
m such as 10g, 20g, 30g and 40g to further stretch
the spring.
3. For each extra mass m, allow the pan to go down
very slowly to the maximum position x and stop the
data collection.
4. Enlarge the positions table you can record the extra
stretch x. Repeat this with the different weights.

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Plot mg vs. x, draw a straight line through the origin


and all the points. (g is the gravity acceleration
constant ). The slope of the line is the spring
constant k
Remove the extra masses and come back to the
equilibrium position (with 40g). Displace the whole
weight by a small vertical distance (an inch or two).
Release the system and start the collection data at
the same time. When the oscillations (vibrations)
vanish, stop the data collection.
On the graph of the position vs. time, use the sine fit
to fit all sinusoidal plots.
You can read the period of oscillations and calculate
the value of the corresponding frequency
Now, using the formula, calculate the real mass
m1 . What is your conclusion?
Use the computer pencil to draw the line that
connects the top peaks of the positions waves.
Use the Natural Exponent fit to fit that line. The
exponent C gives you the value of / 2 . Infer the
value of the damping constant .
Repeat the same experiment for the extra mass of 40
more grams.
Print all graphs and tables

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Calculations: (Attached on a separate paper)

Conclusion: For this experiment we had


tremendous difficulties. As a whole we do understand
how the slope of the force versus position graph is
equal to the spring constant. While attain the period
from each graph we should be able to find the
frequency. Unfortunately, the period to frequency
correlation is what my group and I struggled with,

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which then left us at no conclusion to find the mass ,


correctly. So far for this experiment, I have calculated
everything up except the mass. I also found the
damping, which does not correlate to my mass at all.

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