• Wait for applet to load. Graph paper will appear in the box below.
• CLICK HERE for the rest of the apparatus.
• Click the pause and play buttons to stop the motion.
• Use your mouse to drag the ball. Click 'play' to watch the motion.
• The motion of the ball is constrained. (The maximum amplitude is set).
• Measure the period of the ball when the amplitude is maximum.
• Measure the period of the ball when the amplitude is only half of the maximum.
• Be sure to record this code:
• Your report should contain a detailed procedure, the data, your conclusion about the period of the maximum amplitude motion, and how the period depends upon the amplitude.

Script 6: Simple Harmonic Motion

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