ERIC Number: EJ963873
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0807
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A Laboratory Experiment on Coupled Non-Identical Pendulums
Li, Ang; Zeng, Jingyi; Yang, Hujiang; Xiao, Jinghua
European Journal of Physics, v32 n5 p1251-1257 Sep 2011
In this paper, coupled pendulums with different lengths are studied. Through steel magnets, each pendulum is coupled with others, and a stepping motor is used to drive the whole system. To record the data automatically, we designed a data acquisition system with a CCD camera connected to a computer. The coupled system shows in-phase, locked-phase and anti-phase synchronizations when the driving frequency and the coupling strength are changed. With background knowledge from general physics and the simplicity of the equipment, this experiment is easy to implement and would be of interest to undergraduate students. (Contains 1 table and 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Photography, Educational Technology, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, College Science, Magnets, Motion, Laboratory Equipment, Computer Uses in Education, Scientific Concepts
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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