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[Phys-L] measuring the period of a pendulum



In an introductory physics laboratory, is it better for students, when
measuring the period of a simple pendulum, to start and stop the stopwatch
when the bob is at the lowest point (max. speed) or at an end point (speed
= 0)?

Larry
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