Pendulum Lab

Explore simple harmonic motion, period, and energy conservation

0.5 2.0 m 5.0
5° 30° 90°
1 9.8 m/s² 30
0.5 2.0 kg 10
None 0 High
Period
2.84
seconds
Frequency
0.35
Hz
Velocity
0.00
m/s
Total Energy
0.00
Joules

Period Formula (Small Angles)

T = 2π√(L/g)
T = Period (seconds)
L = Length of string
g = Gravitational acceleration
Note: Mass doesn't affect period!

Did You Know?

Galileo discovered the isochronism of pendulums by watching a chandelier swing in the Pisa Cathedral. He used his pulse to time it!