Damping

Principle

In the previous experiments the students have experimented several times with oscillating systems. In contrast, in this experiment they should observe the oscillation amplitudes over longer periods of time, become familiar with their decrease over time and measure it. This leads to the term damping, which should be, however, introduced only qualitatively here and not as the logarithmic damping decrement which is normally used.

The e function should not be handled here - even though the results are in this form. Rather, it seems more sensible to first - awaken their interest.

Benefits

• Real stand material for an esecially stable and safe setup
• Student-suitable experiment descriptions with reports available