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Lab Report on Simple Harmonic Motion, Lab Reports of Physics

The University of Tulsa (TU)Physics

Measuring the Force Constant of the Spring

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SimpleHarmonicMotion
Equipment
Qty
1 MassandHanderSet ME‐8979
1 ForceSensor PS‐2104
1 MotionSensorII CI‐6742A
1 LargeMetalRod ME‐8741
1 SmallMetalRod ME‐8736
1 DoubleRodClamp ME‐9873
1 RodBase ME‐8735
1 Spring ME‐8999
Purpose
ThepurposeofthislabistostudysomeofthebasicpropertiesofSimpleHarmonicMotion(SHM)by
examiningthebehaviorofamassoscillatingonaspring.
Theory
Onetypeofmotioniscalledperiodicmotion.Inthistypeofmotion,thebehavior,calledthecycle,is
repeatedagain,again,andagainoveraparticulartimeinterval,AKAaperiod.Forperiodicmotion,the
masswillalwaysfollowthesamepathandreturntoitsoriginallocationattheendofeachcycle.Inan
idealsystemthisbehaviorwouldgoonforever,butinrealityitgoesontillthemasslossesallits
mechanicalenergy.Allperiodicmotionhassomebasicpropertiesincommon.Thosepropertiesare:
1. TheCycle‐Themotionthatisbeingrepeated.
2. TheAmplitude(𝐴)–Themagnitudeofthemass’sfurthestdisplacementfromitsequilibrium
positionduringthecycle.
3. ThePeriod(𝑇)–Thetimeittakestocompleteonecycle.
4. TheFrequency(𝑓)‐‐Thenumberofcyclescompletedperunittime.(Thefrequencyisthe
mathematicalinverseoftheperiod.)
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𝑇
5. TheAngularFrequency(𝜔)–Thefrequencymultipliedby2π.
𝜔2𝜋𝑓2𝜋
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OneparticularsubcategoryofperiodicmotionisSHM.SHMhastwomoreproperties:
1. Therestoringforceactingonthemassmustbeproportionaltothedisplacementofthemass
fromitsequilibriumposition,andpointingintheoppositedirectionofthedisplacement.
𝐹𝑘∙∆𝑥
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Simple Harmonic Motion

Equipment

Qty 1 Mass and Hander Set ME‐ 1 Force Sensor PS‐ 1 Motion Sensor II CI‐6742A 1 Large Metal Rod ME‐ 1 Small Metal Rod ME‐ 1 Double Rod Clamp ME‐ 1 Rod Base ME‐ 1 Spring ME‐

Purpose

The purpose of this lab is to study some of the basic properties of Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) by examining the behavior of a mass oscillating on a spring.

Theory

One type of motion is called periodic motion. In this type of motion, the behavior, called the cycle, is repeated again, again, and again over a particular time interval, AKA a period. For periodic motion, the mass will always follow the same path and return to its original location at the end of each cycle. In an ideal system this behavior would go on forever, but in reality it goes on till the mass losses all its mechanical energy. All periodic motion has some basic properties in common. Those properties are:

  1. The Cycle ‐ The motion that is being repeated.
  2. The Amplitude (𝐴) – The magnitude of the mass’s furthest displacement from its equilibrium position during the cycle.
  3. The Period (𝑇) – The time it takes to complete one cycle.
  4. The Frequency (𝑓) ‐‐ The number of cycles completed per unit time. (The frequency is the mathematical inverse of the period.)
  1. The Angular Frequency (𝜔) – The frequency multiplied by 2π.

One particular subcategory of periodic motion is SHM. SHM has two more properties:

  1. The restoring force acting on the mass must be proportional to the displacement of the mass from its equilibrium position, and pointing in the opposite direction of the displacement.

𝐹௦ ൌ െ𝑘 ∙ ∆𝑥

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(The equilibrium position then is, by definition, the location where there is no restoring force acting on the mass. 𝑘 is the force constant of the device applying the resorting force.)

  1. The period of oscillation is independent of the value of the amplitude of oscillation.

As an example, for an oscillator to be a SHM oscillator, it doesn’t matter if its amplitude is set to be 10 cm or 10 km, once set in motion the time it takes for that oscillator to complete one cycle MUST BE THE SAME.

We know from Newton’s Second Law that all forces can be written as 𝐹 ൌ 𝑚𝑎 so we can set the standard force equation equal to the restoring force and see that:

In the particular case of a mass attached to an ideal spring, the frequency of oscillation will be related to the mass and the force constant by:

And therefore as well:

It can therefore easily be shown that the magnitude of the maximum acceleration the SHM oscillator will experience during a cycle is given by:

𝑎 ௠௔௫ ൌ 𝜔 ଶ^ ∙ 𝐴

Also, using the fact that linear speed is related to angular speed by 𝑣 ൌ 𝜔 ∙ 𝑟, we can see that the magnitude of the maximum speed the SHM oscillator will experience during a cycle is given by:

𝑣௠௔௫ ൌ 𝜔 ∙ 𝐴

 For the right column click on Select Measurement to open the Measurement window, and select Select New, and then User‐Entered Data. Change the name of the column to Position, and the units to m for meters.

  1. To reopen the Tool Bar click on the Change Properties icon near the top left of the screen to open the Properties widow.  Select Page Options, then select Show Tools Palette, and then click OK.
  2. Use a meter stick to measure the height of the bottom of the mass hook to three decimals from the table top. This height is the Initial Position. (Make sure the end of the meter stick that reads 0.000 cm is at the table top)
  3. In the Tool Bar click on Calculator to open the Calculator window.  Right under were it says Calculation, type in the following: Displacement = Initial Position Value – Position. (Don’t type in the words ‘Initial Position Value’, but instead type in the numerical value of the initial position, in meters.)  Under the units column, enter m for meters.  Near the middle right of the Calculator window click on the Edit Calculations Properties icon to open the Properties widow.  Click on Numerical Format, then set Number of Decimal Places to 3.
  4. Close Tool Bar.
  5. For the middle column of the table click on Select Measurement to open the Measurement window, and select Displacement (m).
  6. At the bottom left of the screen, click on Continuous Mode icon to open the Mode list.  Select Keep Mode.

Procedure: Measuring the Force Constant of the Spring

  1. Without having added any mass to the mass hook, click on the Tare button on the side of the Force Sensor.  What this does is it subtracts the weight of the current mass (the spring and the hook) hanging from the force sensor from the measured weight. This way only the added weight of any additional mass will be recorded.
  2. At the bottom of the screen click on the Preview icon (Red Circle).  The force measurement in Row 1 should be nearly zero. If it is then at the bottom of the screen click on Keep Sample, and type in the value of the initial position into the position column. The value of the current displacement (0.000 m) should now appear in the Displacement Column.
  3. Add 10 g of mass to the mass hook, and then measure the new position of the bottom of the mass hook.  Click the keep button at the bottom left of the screen, and enter the value of the new position in the position column.  Repeat this process till you have added a total of 70 g to the mass hook.  Then click the Stop icon (Red Square) at the left bottom of the screen.
  4. In the Display Bar double click the Graph icon to make a graph appear.  For the y‐axis click Select Measurement, and then select Force (N).

 For the x‐axis click Select Measurement, and then select Displacement (M).  Click on the Highlight Range icon near the top left of the graph display to make a highlight box appear in the graph. Scale the box so that it highlights all of the data points.  Click on the down arrow next to the Apply Select Curve Fit icon, center left top of the graph display) to make the best‐fit‐line list appear, and then select the linear fit.  Record the magnitude of the slope as the Force Constant in the table in the Analysis section of this handout.

Setup: Measuring the Frequency of Oscillation

  1. Near the top left of the screen click on the Add Page icon to add a new page for displays.
  2. Reopen the Tool Bar.
  3. In the Tool Bar click on the Hardware Setup icon to open up the Hardware Setup window.
  4. On the image of the PASCO 850 Interface click on the Digital Inputs Ch(1) to open up the Sensor list, then scroll down and select the Motion Sensor II.  At the bottom of the screen for the Sample Rate, change it to Motion Sensor II, and set the Sample rate to 50 Hz.  Place the motion sensor directly below the hanging mass, and using the knob on its side, aim it directly upwards at the hanging mass.  Plug the motion sensor into digital inputs Ch(1) and Ch(2). (Yellow in Ch(1), and black in Ch(2)).
  5. Close Tool Bar.
  6. From the Display Bar, double click the Graph icon three times so that there are three graph displays that appear on Page #2.  For the first, for the y‐axis click Select Measurement, and select Position Ch 1 + 2 (m).  For the second, for the y‐axis click Select Measurement, and select Velocity Ch 1 + 2 (m/s).  For the third, for the y‐axis click Select Measurement, and select Acceleration Ch 1 + 2 (m/s 2 ).  For all three the computer should automatically select time (s) for the x‐axis.
  7. Near the bottom left of the screen, change the data collecting mode back to the Continuous Mode.

Procedure: Measuring the Frequency of Oscillation

  1. Put 100 g on the mass hook. (This is NOT counting the mass of the hook itself.)

Analysis of Simple Harmonic Motion Lab

Name______________________________________________ Group#________

Course/Section_______________________________________

Instructor____________________________________________

Measured Force Constant, k (N/m):_______________ (20 points)

Mass, m (kg):__0.100 kg____

t 1 t2 t3 t4 t 5 t6 t7 t 8 t

Time (s)

Period

(s)

Calculate the experimental values for the period of oscillation between each consecutive time

value, then use those values to calculate the experimental average period value. (10 points)

Average Period, Tavg (s) :______________

Physical Quantity Crest (m) Trough (m) Amplitude (m)

Position Wave

Velocity Wave

Acceleration Wave

Calculate the amplitude of each wave by using the following equation. (10 points)

1. Using 0.100 kg as the mass, and the value of your experimental force constant, calculate

the theoretical value of the period for your spring mass system. (5 points)

2. Calculate the % error between your experimental and calculated period. (5 points)

3. In theory, relative to the equilibrium position, where is the mass when its speed is at its

maximum? (5 points)

4. In theory, relative to the equilibrium position, where is the mass when its speed is zero?

(5 points)

5. Calculate the maximum speed of the mass during the oscillation, and take the % error

between the calculated value and the experimental value. (10 points)

6. Calculate the maximum acceleration the mass experiences during the oscillation, and

take the % error between the calculated value and the experimental value. (10 points)