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Post-lab Week 5

(due Sunday 5/7 at 11:59 pm)

UCLA Physics Department

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Post-Lab Requirements for lab 3A

  • Plot the displacement vs. mass of the mass-spring system. Include axis labels, title, units, best-fit line

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  • Calculate the spring constant of your spring, including uncertainty and units. Also record the mass of your Arduino setup here

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  • Include your plot of distance vs. time oscillations obtained from the bouncing Arduino’s ultrasonic sensor. Include title, axis labels, units

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  • Include your plot of relative acceleration vs. time oscillations obtained from the bouncing Arduino’s accelerometer. Include title, axis labels, units

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Post-Lab Requirements for lab 3B

  • Plot 3-4 oscillations of position vs. time with its best-fit. Be sure to include a title, axis labels, and a legend
  • Compare your resulting angular frequency to the expected angular frequency based on your spring constant from lab 3A
  • Plot 3-4 oscillations of acceleration (from accelerometer output) vs. time with its best-fit. Be sure to include a title, axis labels, and a legend
  • Plot 3-4 oscillations of acceleration best-fit (from accelerometer output), numerically differentiated position, and theoretically differentiated position. Be sure to include a title, axis labels, and a legend

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  • You must submit one document for your group on Gradescope

Make a copy of this document to submit the post-lab for Week 5.

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