G1-42: TORSIONAL PENDULUM - LARGE

ID Code: G1-42
Purpose: Demonstrate torsional SHM and to show the effect of moment of inertia on the period.
Description: This large device executes torsional SHM on a heavy wire. Adding a cylindrical shell (hanging at top by wire support in photograph above) to the flat base increases the moment of inertia and very noticeably increases the period.
Availability: Available