MassSpringSim/Data Table

Spring 1
In lecture 1 we looked at the period of the vibration for Spring 1 and several different masses. We tried to quantify the period for the 100 g mass but it did not go so well. You can add to this table by doing the experiment with a different mass.

 Mass (kg), Period (s), Spring Stiffness 0.050, 0.410, average 0.075, 0.540, average 0.100, 0.610, average 0.100, 0.626, average 0.125, 0.700, average 0.150, 0.740, average 0.175, 0.830, average 0.200, 0.883, average 0.250, 0.950, average 0.200, 0.473, average 0.100, 0.606, average 0.100, 0.600 0.200, 0.900 0.300, 1.070 0.400, 1.200 0.050, 0.170, hard 0.100, 0.230, hard 0.125, 0.301, hard 0.180, 0.361, hard 0.250, 0.390, hard 0.050, 0.700, soft 0.100, 1.020, soft 0.150, 1.260, soft

If all the masses have been used, you can change the values on the simulation page. Click Edit on and replace the values for massA, massB, and/or massC. Don't forget to save your work.

Graph of the average experimental results from the data table above for Spring 1.



Spring 2
The graph below will automatically update with the results from Spring 2

Spring 3
 Mass (kg), Period (s), Spring Stiffness ,,