Bowling Ball for Simple Harmonic Motion

A bowling ball is suspended from the ceiling

Concept Overview:

1. Visual example of Simple Harmonic Motion

2. Provide an opportunity to do some calculations with regard to pendulums

Lecturer Procedure for Demonstrations

Steps to Follow	Location
1. Pull pendulum to a sufficiently small amplitutde. 2. Release pendulum.	Bowling ball will swing with a period long enough to give you time to point out the phase relations between displacement and velocity.

Steps to Follow

Location

1. Pull pendulum to a sufficiently small amplitutde.

2. Release pendulum.

Bowling ball will swing with a period long enough to give you time to point out the phase relations between displacement and velocity.