IV.

Results
Table 1. Moment of Inertia of Disk and Ring (rotated about the center)
Friction Mass: 25 grams
Trial

Mass of pan +
mass added (g)

Acceleration
(cm/s2)

IExperimental
(g-cm2)

1
2
3

30
35
40

0.34
0.34
0.43

135063.42
151768.96
141704.28
138636.58

Average
ITheoretical (g-cm2) = 145602.2406

% difference
1.9 %

Table 2. Moment of Inertia of Disk (rotated about the center)

Friction Mass: 10 grams
Trial

1
2
3

Mass of pan +
mass added (g)

Acceleration
(cm/s2)

IExperimental
(g-cm2)
102052.083
95664.0625
91828.125
96514.7569

20
0.3
25
0.4
30
0.5
Average
ITheoretical (g-cm2) = 95890.9

% difference
0.65 %

Table 3. Moment of Inertia of Ring (rotated about the center)

IRING(Theoretical) :
49711.25463 g-cm2
IRING(Experimental) :
42121.82306 g-cm2

Percentage
Difference
16%

Table 4. Moment of Inertia of Disk (rotated about the diameter)

Friction Mass: 10 grams
Trial

1
2
3

Mass of pan +
mass added (g)

Acceleration
(cm/s2)

15
0.48
20
0.63
25
0.77
Average
ITheoretical (g-cm2) = 47945.493

IExperimental
(g-cm2)
47828.125
48579.86
49676.84
48694.94
% difference
1.9 %

The percentage difference between the theoretical and experimental values explicitly
the 16% deviance mark in Table III indicates that major errors have interfered in the
experiment. Specifically human errors made by the imprecise measurement of the radius of
the disk and the ring have caused severe and major inaccuracy. Another possible source of
errors were the questionable stability and poor set-ups for the equipment at some parts. The
friction mass wasnt accurately attained due to the fact that all of the masses are incremented
at values of 5 g. The smart timer with its uncertain calibration also gave ambiguous
acceleration values which was detrimental for the calculation of the experimental moment of
inertia. Over-all, the errors have deviated the analysis quantitatively but plausible results
were attained.