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ERIC Number: EJ1172015
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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Electro-Mechanical Resonance Curves
Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr.
Physics Teacher, v56 n3 p144-145 Mar 2018
Recently I have been investigating the frequency response of galvanometers. These are direct-current devices used to measure small currents. By using a low-frequency function generator to supply the alternating-current signal and a stopwatch smartphone app to measure the period, I was able to take data to allow a resonance curve to be drawn. This is the sort of project that should provide a fascinating research experience for the introductory physics student. In this article I will discuss the galvanometers that I used in this work, and will show a resonance curve for one of them.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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