Oscillations
and Waves > Oscillations > Pendula |
DCS# 3A15.70 |
Kater's
pendulum |
101-13-F |
stopwatch |
101-05-D4 |
Make sure
the support is clean and level so the pendulum oscillates about a
horizontal axis. Be careful not to nick the knife edges.
The
distance between the two knife edges is 94.52 +/- 0.01 cm.
The value of g in Oberlin is 9.80196 +/-
0.00003 m/s2
according to the National Geodetic Survey website: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/grav_pdx.prl.
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