Wilberforce Pendulum, Demonstration Size.

Karioris, Frank G.

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ERIC Number: EJ480136

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Wilberforce Pendulum, Demonstration Size.

Karioris, Frank G.

Physics Teacher, v31 n5 p314-15 May 1993

Describes a method for making a Wilberforce pendulum in which a mass at the end of a spring can vibrate up and down and also rotate about an axis collinear with the spring. Cost of production is around $15. (MVL)

Descriptors: Demonstrations (Educational), Energy, Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Motion, Physics, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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