Overview A physical pendulum undergoes simple harmonic motion when displaced by a small angle. The oscillations are no longer simple harmonic motion when it is released from a large angle. The ...

A strong permanent magnet acts as a simple pendulum, swinging back and forth while hanging from strings. A copper plate underneath the magnet can be moved up to tune the eddy current damping. Swing ...

Physics: Toward a practical nuclear pendulum Date: January 27, 2017 Source: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) Summary: For the first time, researchers have measured the lifetime of an ...

This module expands on the capabilities for teaching using a Pendulum. A pendulum by itself can provide valuable insight into harmonic motion and the relationship between frequency and period. It can ...