Small oscillations of a rolling steel sphere using Tracker
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Gabriele Tassinari
The purpose of this Tracker experiment is to use a simple device to study the motion of a steel sphere making small oscillations around its equilibrium position as it rolls on a curved plexiglas drawing ruler. The work can be divided into three parts: analysis of the Tracker tab file and associated video; identification of the parameters of the fit equation compatible with the law of time; construction of the dynamic model that better represents the data (graphs and tables). The student answers questions while analyzing the experiment.
Rolling Ball Oscillations Experiment Description
A description of the experiment theory with student questions. download 1055kb .pdf
Last Modified: October 19, 2021
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/OSP/items/detail.cfm?ID=15805">Tassinari, Gabriele. "Small oscillations of a rolling steel sphere using Tracker."</a>
G. Tassinari, Computer Program SMALL OSCILLATIONS OF A ROLLING STEEL SPHERE USING TRACKER (2021), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15805&DocID=5536).
G. Tassinari, Computer Program SMALL OSCILLATIONS OF A ROLLING STEEL SPHERE USING TRACKER (2021), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15805&DocID=5536>.
Tassinari, G. (2021). Small oscillations of a rolling steel sphere using Tracker [Computer software]. Retrieved May 25, 2022, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15805&DocID=5536
Tassinari, Gabriele. "Small oscillations of a rolling steel sphere using Tracker." https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15805&DocID=5536 (accessed 25 May 2022).
Tassinari, Gabriele. Small oscillations of a rolling steel sphere using Tracker. Computer software. 2021. 25 May 2022 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=15805&DocID=5536>.
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