Name: Jhamila Miccae Castillo

Section:

IV- Copernicus Rating:

Materials:
Active Figures AF_1301.swf, mass-spring-lab_en (a java program) , stopwatch, graphing paper (or a spreadsheet such as MS Excel),

Procedure:
Part I: Dependence of Frequency on the Amplitude of Oscillation
1. Open AF_1301.swf.

2. Set the following parameters: k =1 unit , initial velocity v = 0, and the initial position x = 30. 3. Run the simulation by clicking on the start button.

Describe the graph-line formed.

It describes an oscillating body with the xaxis as the time and the y- axis as the distance with an amplitude of 30

Using a stopwatch, determine the time it takes to make 10 complete oscillations. Compute for the period and the frequency of oscillation. Make two trials.

Time for 10 complete

Period

Frequency

oscillations Trial 1 17.46 Trial 2 15.9 Ave. 16.6 1.67 0.60 Hz

4.

Using k = 1, and initial velocity v = 0, reset the initial position to x = 75 units. Run the simulation.

Describe the graph-line formed. Compare this graph to the graph in no. 3

The amplitude is higher and the period is shorter

Using a stopwatch, determine the time it takes to make 10 complete oscillations. Compute for the frequency and the period of oscillation. Make 2 trials.

Time for 10 complete oscillations Trial 1 16.62 Trial 2 16.44 Ave. 16.25

Period 1.63

Frequency 0.61 Hz

What does the initial position represent? Does the frequency of oscillation depend on the initial position of the oscillator?

It represents the start of the oscillation and is also the amplitude of the oscillator

Yes it does, when the initial position of the oscillator is farther, the lesser the frequency of oscillation

Part II: Dependence of the Frequency on the Spring Constant

5. Set the initial position x = 75 units , initial velocity v = 0 and k = 0.1 units. Run the simulation. Determine the frequency of oscillation. 6. Keeping the initial position x to 75 units and the initial velocity v = 0, repeat procedure # 5 for different values of k ( k = 0.1, 0.4, 0.9, 1.6, 2).

Spring constant k 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.6 2.0

Frequency of Oscillation 0.19 Hz 0.27 Hz 0.38 Hz 0.76 Hz 0.84 Hz

7.

Plot values of the spring constant k against the values of the frequency of oscillation f.

Describe the graph formed.

A line going to the positive right rising upwards as the constant k goes upwards and f goes to the right of the graph

8. Plot the values of k against f2.

What kind of graph was formed?

A rising graph upwards with the constant k against f^2

What does the graph

The constant k is dependent to f

suggest about the relationship between k and f? Explain

proportionally. If the k gets bigger, then f also will get bigger also

Part III: Dependence of Frequency on the Initial velocity.

9. Set the value of k to 1 unit , the initial position x = 0 and the initial velocity to 4.51 units. Run the simulation. Determine the frequency of oscillation. Frequency of oscillation 0.67 Hz

10.Keeping the values of k and x constant, set the initial velocity v to 23.72. Determine the frequency of oscillation. Frequency of oscillation 0.60 Hz Compare this value to the frequency obtained in no. 9. Does the frequency of oscillation depend on the initial velocity of the oscillator? Yes it does, the bigger the initial velocity, the shorter frequency the oscillator will have

Part IV. Dependence of Frequency on the Mass of the Oscillator

11. Open the mass-spring-lab_en program. 12.Set the following parameters: friction = none; time = of the actual time; Earth (as the environment), activate the timer by clicking on the checkbox. 13.Drag the ruler behind the second spring with the 30 cm mark coinciding with the unstretched length of the spring (indicated by the horizontal line). 14.Hook the 50-g mass to the second spring. Using the built-in stopwatch, determine the time for 10 oscillations of the mass. Make two trials. Calculate the frequency of oscillation. 15.Repeat procedure 14 using the 100-g and the 250-g masses. Enter your data in the table below.

Mass m (grams) 50 100 250

Time for ten oscillations Trial 1

4.40 s 6.29 s 9.91 s

Frequency

Trial 2
4.43 s 6.28 s 9.96 s

Average
4.42 s 6.29 s 9.94 s 2.26 Hz 1.59 Hz 1.006 Hz

What happens to the frequency of oscillation as the mass of the oscillator increases?

The mass of the object placed on the spring gets bigger and the frequency of the oscillator gets smaller in value, increasing its frequency

Plot the values of mass, m (along the y-axis) against the values of frequency, f. What is the shape of the graph?

Rising upward, like a line going upward which has a positive slope

Plot the values of f2 (along the x-axis) against the values of 1/m (along the yaxis). What is the shape of

the graph? What does the graph suggest about the relationship between f and m?

CONCLUSION:
1.) Amplitude will raise the frequency, or by losing it values 2.) It is Directly proportional to the spring constant, the longer interval, the longer the frequency of oscillation 3.) The initial velocity will be the push needed to add in the velocity. The bigger the initial velocity, the shorter frequency of oscillation 4.) The frequency of oscillation is indirectly proportional to the mass

Going Further:
1. Devise a procedure on how to determine the masses of the red, green and gold loads. Give the actual values of the red, green and gold loads. __ You must be able to ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________