Objective: Determine the radius of curvature of various watch glasses.
From the height h of a spherical surface above a point on a plane defined by the corners of an equilateral triangle, the radius of curvature R of the spherical surface ...
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Objective: Measurement of an irregularly shaped body
Callipers are used for making precise measurements of quite short lengths. They are suitable for finding internal and external dimensions and depths, as demonstrated in the measurement ...
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Objective: Measure the gravitational force and determine the gravitational constant usual a Cavendish torsion balance
The central component of a Cavendish torsion balance is a sensitive torsional pendulum with a pair of small lead spheres ...
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Objective: Measure the gravitational force and determine the gravitational constant usual a Cavendish torsion balance
The central component of a Cavendish torsion balance is a sensitive torsional pendulum with a pair of small lead spheres ...
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In any elastic body, extension and tension are proportional to one another. This relationship was discovered by Robert Hooke and is frequently demonstrated using a coil spring with weights suspended from it. The change in the length ...
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Objective: Confirm Hooke’s law for coil springs under tension
In any elastic body, extension and tension are proportional to one another. This relationship was discovered by Robert Hooke and is frequently demonstrated using a coil ...
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Objective: Verification of the law of the lever
The law of the lever follows from the equilibrium of moments, which works for all three classes of lever. It represents the physical basis for all kinds of mechanical transmission of force.
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Objective: Verification of the law of the lever
The law of the lever follows from the equilibrium of moments, which works for all three classes of lever. It represents the physical basis for all kinds of mechanical transmission of force.
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Objective: Determine the forces acting on an inclined plane
If a body needs to be propelled up an inclined plane, it is not the body’s full weight G which needs to be overcome, but only the component which acts parallel to the plane F1. ...
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Archimedes’ principle states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences an upward force (updraught or force of buoyancy) FG. The magnitude of this force is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. For a regularly ...
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Tárgy: Pillanatnyi sebesség mérése a megtett út függvényében
Egyenletes gyorsulás esetén a pillanatnyi sebesség a megtett úttal nő. A sebesség ...
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Objective: Investigate uni-dimensional collisions on an air track
One important consequence of Newton’s third law is the conservation of momentum in collisions between two bodies. One way of verifying this is to investigate collisions between ...
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Objective: Plotting the “parabolic” trajectories point by point
The motion of a ball that is thrown upward at an angle to the horizontal in the earth’s gravitational
field follows a parabolic curve whose height and width depend on the throwing ...
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Objective: Confirm the law of equal areas for central force motions (Kepler’s Second Law)
As an example of motion under the influence of a central force, the elliptical motion of a pendulum bob is recorded by the dust-marking method ...
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Objective: Confirm Newton’s equation of motionFor a body that rotates about a fixed axis with uniform acceleration, the angle of rotation φ increases
in proportion to the square of the time t. From this proportionality factor it is possible ...
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Objective: Determine the moment of inertia of a horizontal rod with additional weights attached
The moment of inertia of a body about its axis of rotation depends on the distribution of its weight in relation to the axis. This is to be investigated ...
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Objective: Determine the moment of inertia for various test bodies.
A body’s moment of inertia around an axis of rotation depends on how the mass of the object is distributed with respect to the axis. This will be investigated for a dumbbell ...
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Objective: Confirm the conservation of energy with the help of Maxwell’s wheel
Maxwell’s wheel is suspended from threads at both ends of its axle in such a way that it can roll along the threads. In the course of its motion, ...
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Objective: Confirm the conservation of energy with the help of Maxwell’s wheel
Maxwell’s wheel is suspended from threads at both ends of its axle in such a way that it can roll along the threads. In the course of its motion, ...
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Objective: Experimental investigation of precession and nutation of a gyroscope and determination of moment of inertia
A spinning disc exhibits motions known as precession and nutation in addition to its rotational motion, depending on whether ...
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Objective: Description of elliptical oscillations of a string pendulum as the superimposition of two components perpendicular to one another
Depending on the initial conditions, a suitable suspended string pendulum will oscillate in such ...
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Objective: Measure the period of an oscillating pendulum as a function of the effective component of the gravitational acceleration
The period of a pendulum is lengthened by tilting its axis away from the horizontal, since the effective ...
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Objective: Work out the local acceleration due to gravity with the help of a reversible pendulum
A reversible pendulum is a special design of a normal physical pendulum. It is able to swing from either of two mounting points and can be set ...
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Objective: Demonstrate the rotation of the earth
with a Foucault pendulumA Foucault pendulum is a long string pendulum
with a heavy bob, which can be
used to demonstrate the rotation of the
earth. In this experiment, a pendulum
1.2 metres ...
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Measure the oscillations of a coil spring pendulum using an ultrasonic motion sensor
The oscillations of a coil spring pendulum are a classic example of simple harmonic oscillation. In this experiment, those oscillations are recorded by ...
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Objective: Measurement and analysis of simple harmonic rotary oscillation
Pohl’s wheel or rotating (torsional) pendulum allows for the investigation of simple harmonic rotary oscillation. The only forces acting on the wheel are the restoring ...
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Objective: Measurement and analysis of forced harmonic rotary oscillation
Pohl’s wheel or rotating (torsional) pendulum allows for the investigation of forced harmonic rotary oscillation. For this purpose, the oscillating system is connected ...
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Objective: Investigate standing waves along a stretched coil spring and a taut ropeSome examples of where mechanical waves arise include a stretched coil spring, where the waves are
longitudinal, or a taut rope where the waves are transverse ...
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Chladni figures-making sound visible
The Chladni figures are named after the German scientist Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (1756-1827).
Chladni excited the normal modes of thin metal plates covered with sand by stroking ...
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Sound waves propagate longitudinally in gases. The group velocity here is equal to the phase velocity. In this experiment, we will measure the propagation time of a sound pulse between two microphone probes in Kundt’s tube ...
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Sound waves propagate in gases in the form of longitudinal waves. The overall velocity is equivalent to the phase velocity. In this experiment a standing wave is generated inside Kundt’s tube with both ends closed off. The ...
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The equipment set consists of test rods of various lengths, made of different materials, two microphone probes, a microphone box for recording and amplifying signals and outputting them to an oscilloscope along with three mats. ...
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Objective: Determine the dynamic viscosity of an aqueous solution of glycerine
Dynamic viscosity, the coefficient of proportionality between velocity gradient and sheer stress in a liquid, characterises how difficult it is for an object ...
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Objective: Determine the dynamic viscosity of an aqueous solution of glycerine
Dynamic viscosity, the coefficient of proportionality between velocity gradient and sheer stress in a liquid, characterises how difficult it is for an object ...
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Objective: Measure the surface tension by the “breakaway” method
To determine the surface tension of a liquid, a blade is immersed horizontally in the liquid and is slowly pulled out upwards while measuring the pulling force ...
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A flat, level beam’s resistance to deformation in the form of bending by an external force can be calculated mathematically if the degree of deformation is much smaller than the length of the beam. The deformation is proportional ...
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In order for solid bodies to be deformed, an external force needs to be applied. This acts against the body’s own resistance to deformation, which is dependent on the material from which the body is made, as well as its geometry ...
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