A Lab for Exploring the Precession and Nutation of a Gyroscope

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This laboratory provides a detailed exploration of the dynamics of a top. This lab is designed to complement the theoretical treatment of the topic usually presented in intermediate and advanced classical mechanics classes. It uses modifications of off-the-shelf equipment and available computer programs to accurately measure torque-induced motion of a heavy spinning top and compare this with a detailed model based on the Euler-Lagrange equations of motion.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws = Dynamic Torque - Rotational Dynamics	- Upper Undergraduate - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Laboratory = Lesson/Lesson Plan

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Restriction:: © 2010 Svilen Kostov
Keywords:: nutation, precession, rotation, rotational dynamics
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created May 6, 2010 by Bruce Mason
Record Updated:: September 24, 2010 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 31, 2010
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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