Periodic Motion: Mass and Spring
Students use a Smart Cart to determine the physical properties of a vertical mass and spring system that affect its period of oscillation, and then use their data to support a mathematical model relating period, mass, and spring constant.
Grade Level: Advanced Placement
Subject: Physics
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Standards Correlations
IB® Topics | AP® Topics |
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4.1; 9.1 | 3.B.3.1; 3.B.3.2; 3.B.3.3; 3.B.3.4 |
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