[Phys-L] Re: measuring the period of a pendulum

[Rick Tarara <rtarara@SAINTMARYS.EDU>]

We have two stairwells in the building that go from the basement to the
roof--4 floors.  There is about a 1 foot gap between the runs of
stairs--thus no one could fall, but it is perfect for our penduli!  We could
also use our library that has clear drops from the 4th floor to the
1st--about 12 meters.  I send students there to drop foam and large plastic
balls when we do air-resistance labs (calc-level class only).

Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Blais" <bblais@BRYANT.EDU>
To: <PHYS-L@LISTS.NAU.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: measuring the period of a pendulum


> Richard Tarara wrote:
> > held at 1 meter.  A third group does .1 to 1.5 meters, a fourth, 1-3
> > meters, and a fifth 2 to 11 meters.  They take their data--most counting
> > 10
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> Where do you do a 30 foot pendulum?   That's a remarkable range, from .1 m
> to 11m.
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