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Showing 11 experiments that use the Wireless Rotary Motion Sensor.
Centripetal Force on a Pendulum - Wireless
The purpose of this activity is to experimentally measure the centripetal force acting on a pendulum...
Physical Pendulum Period - Wireless
This experiment has two parts: 1. Period of a Thin Rod explores the dependence of the period of a physical pendulum (a uniform bar) on the distance between...
Ampere’s Law
In this experiment, we will verify Ampere’s Law experimentally by graphing the magnetic field strength that is tangent to the path taken along a closed...
Coupled Pendulum
Two pendula are coupled by a spring. This system has two natural modes: 1. The two pendula swing in phase with each other. 2. The two pendula swing 180...
Falling Beam
Students predict the angular velocity of a meter stick that has rotated from the vertical position to the horizontal position. They derive an expression...
Large Amplitude Pendulum
This experiment explores the oscillatory motion of a physical pendulum for both small and large amplitudes. Waveforms are examined for angular displacement,...
Rotational Dynamics
Students use a rotary motion sensor to determine the mathematical relationship between torque, rotational inertia, and angular acceleration of a rotating...
Rotational Dynamics
Students use hanging masses to apply torque to a rotating arm and measure its angular acceleration. After varying the torque, they experimentally determine...
Rotational Collisions
Students measure the change in angular velocity when a rotating disc experiences a sudden change in rotational inertia.
Ballistic Pendulum
A Ballistic Pendulum is used to determine the muzzle velocity of a ball shot out of a Projectile Launcher. The laws of conservation of momentum and conservation...
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