Discuss the accuracy of results obtanied. Identify possible sources of error.
Discuss the experimental results in relation to accepted principles; were these theories verified by the experiment?
Discuss results obtanined with respect to thestated purpose of the experiment.
Do you have any recommendations in the equipment or procedure?
1. Were your measured values of the period of oscillation approximately equal to the predicted values? What specific defects in the apparatus and/or procedure might have contributed to the percent difference?
2. Were your values of k = ΔF/Δs nearly equal for each interval? If you plotted a graph of F vs. s, were the data points nearly along a straight line? (If so, your spring could be said to obey Hooke's law.)
3. Suppose a 350 g mass were suspended from your spring and allowed to reach the equilibrium position. Then suppose that the mass were pulled down 3 cm further and released. What would be the resultant force on the mass at the moment of release?
4. What would be the instantaneous acceleration at the moment of release?