This module expands on the capabilities for teaching using a Pendulum. A pendulum by itself can provide valuable insight into harmonic motion and the relationship between frequency and period. It can ...
The aim of this paper is to give a self-reflective account of the building of Galileo's pendulum in order to discover what were the practical contingencies of building and using the pendulum for ...
The 1 kg pendulum is held up to the demonstrator's face and released. Because of conservation of energy, the ball will not swing higher than the height at which it was released (in fact, because ...