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Publication Date: 2019-Dec
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Superposition of Oscillation on the Metapendulum: Visualization of Energy Conservation with the Smartphone
Weiler, David; Bewersdorff, Arne
Physics Teacher, v57 n9 p646-647 Dec 2019
The Metapendulum is a combination of both the simple gravity pendulum and the spring pendulum. Both excite each another and, therefore, can be used as an example of mechanical resonance phenomena. The data of a smartphone's accelerometer can be used to record the acceleration of the pendulum during the oscillation movement. With that, the resonance within the system can be visualized.
Descriptors: Visualization, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Physics, Science Instruction, Measurement, Energy, Mechanics (Physics)
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