Simple pendulum: g from T and large-angle correction
Swing a real pendulum on Earth, Moon, Mars or Jupiter. Measure its time period, test T ∝ √L, see why the small-angle formula fails at large angles, and watch damping.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 13. Oscillations |
| NCERT section | 13.8 |
| Level | NCERT level |
| Time | about 12 minutes |
| Access | Free, no card needed |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: SHM · pendulum · period · g · damping
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