EXPERIMENT 4

DETERMINATION OF GRAVITATIONAL ACCELERATIO USING SIMPLE

PENDULUM OSCILLATION WITH PC INTERFACE
Vertification of intructors
Full name: Nguyễn Văn Kiệt
Student’s ID: 20224286
Group: 4

I. Experiment results
1. Investigation of various pendulum lengths.
L1 = 400 mm L2 = 500 mm L3 = 600 mm
Trials
T (s)
1 1.316 1.461 1.618
2 1.342 1.469 1.622
3 1.325 1.464 1.613
4 1.337 1.477 1.598
5 1.317 1.464 1.620
5 5 5

T i T i T i
T1 = i =1
= 1.327 s T2 = i =1
= 1.467 s T3 = i =1
= 1.614 s
5 5 5
5 5 5

 (T −T ) i 1
2
 (T −T ) i 2
2
 (T −T )i 3
2

s.d . = i =1
 0.0104 s.d . = i =1
 0.0056 s.d . = i =1
 0.0086
5 5 5

s.d . s.d . s.d .

T1  S .D. =  0.0047 T2  S .D. =  0.0025 T3  S .D. =  0.0039
5 5 5
 2. Pendulumn with inclined oscilation.
1 = 0 o  2 = 10o  3 = 20o
Trials
T (s)
1 0.761 0.751 0.751
2 0.755 0.754 0.777
3 0.744 0.767 0.758
4 0.756 0.753 0.767
5 0.759 0.758 0.775
5

T i
T
5
5

T1 = i =1

5
= 0.755 s
T2 = i =1
i
= 0.757 s
T i

5 T3 = i =1
= 0.766 s
5 5
 (T −T ) i 1
2 5

 (T −T ) 2 5

s.d . = i =1

5
 0.0059
s.d . = i =1
i 2
 0.0057
 (T −T ) i 3
2

5 s.d . = i =1
 0.0099
5
s.d . s.d .
T1  S .D. =  0.0026 s.d . T3  S .D. =  0.0044
5 T2  S .D. =  0.0025 5
5

 4 = 30o  5 = 60o
Trials
T (s)
1 0.789 1.084
2 0.795 1.074
3 0.810 1.052
4 0.800 1.077
5 0.814 1.061
5 5

T i T i
T4 = i =1
= 0.802 s T5 = i =1
= 1.070 s
5 5
5 5

 (T −T ) i 4
2
 (T −T ) i 5
2

s.d . = i =1
 0.0093 s.d . = i =1
 0.0115
5 5

s.d . s.d .
T4  S .D. =  0.0041 T5  S .D. =  0.0052
5 5
 II. Data processing.
1. Determination of the gravitational acceleration as a functon of pendulum
length and the uncertainty of this quatity corresonding to each length.

L
We have: T = 2 for the pendulum with vertical oscilation plane
g

 2 
2

So: g = L  
 T 
a. L1 = 400 mm = 0.400 m
2
 2   2  3.142 
2

• g1 = L1   = 0.400    = 8.970 m / s
2

 T1   1.327 
2 2
g1  T1   L1    2
• =  −2  +  + 2 
g1  T1   1    
L
2 2
 T1   L1    2
 g1 = g1   −2  +  + 2 
 T1   1    
L
2 2 2
 0.0041   0.001   0.001 
= 8.970  4   +  + 4 
 1.327   0.400   3.142 
= 0.060 m / s 2
Hence: g1 = 8.970  0.060 m / s 2

b. L2 = 500 mm = 0.500 m
2
 2   2  3.141 
2

• g 2 = L2   = 0.500    = 9.174 m / s
2

 T2   1.467 
2 2
g 2  T2   L2    2
• =  −2  +  + 2 
g2  T2   2    
L
 2 2
 T2   L2    2
 g 2 = g 2   −2  +  + 2 
 T2   2    
L
2 2 2
 0.0025   0.001   0.001 
= 9.174  4   +  + 4 
 1.467   0.500   3.142 
= 0.037 m / s 2
Hence: g 2 = 9.174  0.037 m / s 2

c. L3 = 600 mm = 0.600 mm
2
 2   2  3.142 
2

• g3 = L3   = 0.600    = 9.095 m / s
2

 T3   1.614 

2 2
g3  T3   L3    2
• =  −2  +  + 2 
g3  T3   3    
L
2 2
 T3   L3    2
 g3 = g3   −2  +  + 2 
 T3   3    
L
2 2 2
 0.0039   0.001   0.001 
= 9.095  4  +
   + 4  
 1.614   0.600   3.142 
= 0.047 m / s 2
Hence: g 2 = 9.095  0.047 m / s 2

2. Determination of the gravtitional acceleration as a function of the inclination

of the pendulum angle, including its uncertainty corresponding to each angle

l = 140mm = 0.14m
l
We have: T = 2
g cos
l  2  L  2 
2 2

g=   therefore g =  
cos  T  cos  T 

g  L    cos      T 
2 2 2

• =   + −  + 2  +  −2 
g  L   cos      T 
  L    cos      T 
2 2 2

 g = g    + −  + 2  +  −2 
 L   cos      T 
a. 1 = 0o
2
L  2  0.140  2  3.142  0.140  2  3.142 
2 2

• g1 =   = o   =   = 9.700 m / s
2

cos1  T1  cos0  0.755  1.000  0.755 

2
 L    cos1      T1 
2 2

• g1 = g1    + −  + 2  +  −2 
 L   cos1      T1 

2 2 2 2
 0.001   0.001   0.001   0.0026 
= 9.700    + −  + 2  +  −2  
 0.140   1.000   3.142   0.755 
= 0.096 m / s 2
Hence: g1 = 9.700  0.096 m / s 2

b.  2 = 10o
2
L  2  0.140  2  3.142  0.140  2  3.142 
2 2

• g2 =   = o   =   = 9.794 m / s
2

cos 2  T2  cos10  0.757  0.985  0.757 

2
 L    cos 2      T2 
2 2

• g 2 = g 2    + −  + 2  +  −2 
 L   cos 2      T2 

2 2 2 2
 0.001   0.001   0.001   0.0025 
= 9.794    + −  + 2  +  −2  
 0.140   0.985   3.142   0.757 
= 0.096 m / s 2
Hence: g 2 = 9.794  0.096 m / s 2

c. 3 = 20o
2
L  2  0.140  2  3.142  0.140  2  3.142 
2 2

• g3 =   = o   =   = 10.023 m / s
2

cos3  T3  cos 20  0.766  0.940  0.766 

2
 L    cos3      T3 
2 2

• g3 = g3    + −  + 2  +  −2 
 L   cos3      T3 
 2 2 2 2
 0.001   0.001   0.001   0.0044 
= 10.023    + −  + 2  +  −2  
 0.140   0.940   3.142   0.766 
= 0.136 m / s 2
Hence: g3 = 10.023  0.136 m / s 2

d.  4 = 30o
2
L  2  0.140  2  3.142  0.140  2  3.142 
2 2

• g4 =   = o   =   = 9.925 m / s
2

cos 4  T4  cos30  0.802  0.866  0.802 

2
 L    cos 4      T4 
2 2

• g 4 = g 4    + −  + 2  +  −2 
 L   cos 4      T4 

2 2 2 2
 0.001   0.001   0.001   0.0041 
= 9.925    + −  + 2  +  −2  
 0.140   0.866   3.142   0.802 
= 0.124 m / s 2
Hence: g 4 = 9.925  0.124 m / s 2

e. 5 = 60o
2
L  2  0.140  2  3.142  0.140  2  3.142 
2 2

• g5 =   = o   =   = 9.657 m / s
2

cos5  T5  cos60  0.802  0.500  1.070 

2
 L    cos5      T5 
2 2

• g5 = g5    + −  + 2  +  −2 
 L   cos5      T5 

2 2 2 2
 0.001   0.001   0.001   0.0053 
= 9.657    + −  + 2  +  −2  
 0.140   0.500   3.142   1.070 
= 0.120 m / s 2
Hence: g5 = 9.657  0.120 m / s 2