Affiliation:
1. Jinan University College of Science and Engineering , Guangzhou, China ; tjiez@jnu.edu.cn
Abstract
Measuring gravitational acceleration with a simple pendulum is a traditional mechanical experiment. With the improvement of measurement accuracy (such as the use of a photogate timer) and the improvement of calculation ability (such as the use of a computer for data analysis), some previously ignored factors may arise. This paper studies the effect of angular amplitude on the result of this simple pendulum experiment.
Publisher
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,Education
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