Simple Pendulum Lab

Period vs length, damping, SHM equations
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Controls

1.00 m
20°
0.05
Period T
Frequency f
Current θ
Angular vel ω

Key Formulae

T = 2π√(L/g)
θ(t) = θ₀·cos(ωt)·e^(-bt)
E = mgl(1 - cosθ)
ω = √(g/L)
A simple pendulum exhibits Simple Harmonic Motion for small angles. The period depends only on length and gravity — not mass or amplitude. Damping causes exponential decay of amplitude over time.
θ vs Time Graph