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Physical Pendulum Accessory

Model No. ME-9858

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Introduction

The Physical Pendulum Accessory (ME-9858) is used with the PASCO Roller Coaster      
(ME-9812).  The Mini-Car provided with the Roller Coaster Apparatus has a  rubber band 
bumper, which collides elastically with the Physical Pendulum Accessory.  The Physical 
Pendulum Accessory attaches to a PASCO Roller Coaster.  The collision allows detailed 
studies of angular momentum, linear and rotational kinetic energy, and gravitational potential 
energy.  The release point of the Mini-Car can be adjusted until the pendulum just makes it to 
the top of its 180-degree rotation.

A detailed theoretical explanation is provided in Appendix A of this manual.

Setup

1. a)

 Assemble the track to start on the left board at the middle height position (Figure 1).  The 

track should extend past the edge of the board on the right.

b)

 You can place a catcher at the end of the track as a back-up, but it is not usually needed.

Figure 1: Track Configuration for Pendulum 

Содержание Physical Pendulum Accessory

Страница 1: ...Instruction Manual Manual No 012 08581A Physical Pendulum Accessory Model No ME 9858...

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Страница 3: ...r 6 Part II Record the Pendulum s Mass Length and Radius 6 Part III Collecting Velocity Data 7 Option 1 Measuring the Car s Velocity with Photogates and a Computer Interface 7 Option 2 Measuring the C...

Страница 4: ...with pivot pin 1 003 08577 2 Pivot Rod with Ball Bearings 1 616 101 3 Mass 1 gram 2 648 06505 4 Mass 2 grams 2 648 06506 5 Mass 5 grams 1 648 06507 6 Mass 10 grams 1 648 06508 Additional Equipment Req...

Страница 5: ...tudies of angular momentum linear and rotational kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy The release point of the Mini Car can be adjusted until the pendulum just makes it to the top of its...

Страница 6: ...shown in Figure 3a Use two rubber bands b Release the car backwards with the rubber band part of the bumper in front Note The bumper pin on the end of the pendulum must hit the middle of the rubber b...

Страница 7: ...o that its velocity after the collision is zero The mass needed to do this is independent of the speed of the car but if the car is moving too slowly friction will stop the car any way Start the car a...

Страница 8: ...ust the photogate up and down so that the flag blocks the photogate beam The nuts on the photogate support peg allow the sideways position of the photogate to also be changed For more information see...

Страница 9: ...dulum can experimentally be found by balancing it on a knife s edge but since the pins have negligible mass you can assume its center of mass is at the center l 2 Thus the distance x Figure 7 the dist...

Страница 10: ...mass increases its height by an amount h it increases its gravitational potential energy PE by an amount mgh For a non point mass like the physical pendulum the distance h is the amount the center of...

Страница 11: ...tle friction we can assume conservation of energy as the pendulum swings up to its stopped position at the top Thus the pendulum s total energy at the bottom only rotational KE is equal to its total e...

Страница 12: ...come to DataStudio window double click Create Experiment b In the Sensors list click and drag a Photogate icon to the picture of the interface i e to the same digital channel in which you have the pho...

Страница 13: ...on Copyright Notice The PASCO scientific 012 08581A Physical Pendulum Accessory Manual is copyrighted and all rights reserved However permission is granted to non profit educational institutions for r...

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