Driven Pendulum

 

 

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WilliamJamieson

 

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                Period1                                                    Period 2                                      Period 3

Frequency: 1.777Hz

Amplitude: 1.5V

Dampening: 10

 

Frequency: 3.311Hz

Amplitude: 0.5V

Dampening: 10

 

Frequency: 0.3Hz

Amplitude: 0.720V

Dampening: 10

 
 

 

Below are pendulum movies for each of their corresponding periods.

You can double click to play them again.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As thependulum approaches its natural frequency the more sensitive the pendulum is tothe change in its parameters.

 

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