written by
Joe Ferguson and Jack Denson
published by
the MSU Department of Physics and Astronomy
This item is an introductory undergraduate lab designed to promote understanding of the scientific method. Using a simple pendulum apparatus, students design an experiment to determine factors affecting the period of the pendulum. Tasks include hypothesis statement, identification of independent/dependent variables, data collection, graphing data, and analysis of results.
This item is part of a larger collection of introductory physics labs by the authors. See Related items on this page for a link to the full index.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=5985">Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Scientific Inquiry. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 10, 2007.</a>
J. Ferguson and J. Denson, (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), WWW Document, (http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/ScientificInquiry.pdf).
J. Ferguson and J. Denson, Mississippi State Physics Labs: Scientific Inquiry (Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Mississippi State, 2000), <http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/ScientificInquiry.pdf>.
Ferguson, J., & Denson, J. (2007, October 10). Mississippi State Physics Labs: Scientific Inquiry. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy: http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/ScientificInquiry.pdf
Ferguson, Joe, and Jack Denson. Mississippi State Physics Labs: Scientific Inquiry. Mississippi State: Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, October 10, 2007. http://labs.physics.msstate.edu/labmanual/PH1011/ScientificInquiry.pdf (accessed 12 December 2024).
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Author = "Joe Ferguson and Jack Denson",
Title = {Mississippi State Physics Labs: Scientific Inquiry},
Publisher = {Mississippi State University, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {12 December 2024},
Month = {October 10, 2007},
Year = {2000}
}
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