AH Experiments - Mechanics

Click on Activity Below	Title	Aim of Experiment
Activity 01	Measurement of angular velocity	To measure the angular velocity of a rotating turntable
Activity 02	Measurement of angular acceleration	To measure the angular acceleration of a rotating turntable
Activity 03A	Variation of central force with angular velocity	To investigate the relationship between the central force required to maintain circular motion of a rubber stopper and the angular velocity of the stopper.
Activity 03B	Central force and angular velocity	To investigate the relationship between the central force maintaining the circular motion of a ball and the angular velocity of the ball.
Activity 03C	Central force: radius and period of rotation	To investigate the relationship between the period of rotation and the radius of a circular orbit.
Activity 04	Variation of angular acceleration with torque	To investigate the relationship between the torque applied to a turntable and the angular acceleration.
Activity 05	Conservation of angular momentum	To investigate the effect of pulling weights closer to the body whilst on a rotating chair.
Activity 06	Cavendish-Boys determination of G	To determine G using the Cavendish-Boys apparatus
Activity 07	Variation of period of oscillation with mass for a spring	To investigate the relationship between the period of oscillation of a spring and the mass attached to the spring.
Activity 08	Variation of period of swing with length for a simple pendulum – Determination of “g”	To investigate the relationship between the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum and its length and to obtain a value for “g”
Activity 09	Experiments showing SHM using a motion sensor	To investigate the the displacement / time, velocity / time and acceleration / time graphs for an spring and pendulum.
Activity 10	Experiments showing damped oscillations.	To investigate the displacement / time graphs for a spring undergoing damped oscillations.