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Coupled Resonant Pendulums
Every pendulum has a natural or resonant frequency, which is the number of times the pendulum swings back and forth per second. The resonant frequency depends on the pendulum's length. Longer ...
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About Foucault Pendulums
Find out everything from how Foucault invented the pendulum to why they prove the earth rotates. Very well presented.
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The simple pendulum
Excellent animations proving assorted points about the simple harmonic motion approximation for pendulums.
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Hunkin's Experiment - Pendulums
Two experiments to involving pendulums.
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How Pendulum Clocks Work
A brief description of how Pendulum Clocks work. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com. Nice experiment to show how to make and improve pendulum clocks.
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Amusement Park Physics - Pendulum
Discussion of pendulum fairground rides that act a lot like swings.
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Pendulum
The site gives a displacement of a simple pendulum and the effect it have on motion when displace.
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Pendulum Physlet
This applet shows the response of a driven pendulum.
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Pendulum Power
A worksheet for younger pupils. Objective: The period of a pendulum depends on the length of the string, not the mass of the bob.
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Pendulum Java Applet
The animation is of a simple pendulum. It's length, the acceleration due to gravity and the starting point of the oscillation can be changed.
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