Educational Materials

Determine the spring constant of a spring using two methods.

Draw connections between the displacement method for determining density and the bouyant force.

Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.

Determine the spring constant of a spring-powered launcher by analyzing the work done on a system.

Determine the landing position of a ball launched horizontally from the top of a table.

Explore a standing wave on a string and determine the linear mass density of the string.

Analyze the displacement of an object with constant velocity and an object that is accelerating.

Determine the speed of sound in air by investigating the resonance of a column of air.

Analyze the diffraction pattern of hydrogen and determine the Rydberg constant, R.

Measure the wavelength and threshold voltage of an LED and calculate Planck’s constant.