TIME+PERIOD+OF+A+SIMPLE+PENDULUM+PRACTICAL

IB PHYSICS > IB IA EXPERIMENTS [|IA criteria checklist.doc] - always a good idea to look at this before submitting you work. =PRACTICAL: TIME PERIOD OF A SIMPLE PENDULUM=

PROCEDURE:
Measure time period against length. Repeat for each value. Record data and uncertainties. Plot graph of T vs l. Process data to obtain straight line graph.

Theory suggests that the formula is: where T = time period (s); g = gravitational field strength (Nkg -1 ); L = length of pendulum (m)

Use graphical analysis to find n.

Include error bars for first and last points. Calculate gradient as well as maximum and minimum gradients and state gradient with uncertainty. Calculate value for g including uncertainty.

REPORT:
Data, processing, graphs.