Borough of Manhattan Community College Science Department General Physics (Phn' 109 and P 11oy Laboratory Experiment...
Borough of Manhattan Community College Science Department General Physics (Phn' 109 and P 11oy Laboratory Experiment R4 Newton's Second Law: Atwood's Machine OBJ To check the validity of Newton's Second Law by using Atwood's Machine. EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Atwood's Machine with two weight holders set of weights a), Stopwatch a), Meter Stick THEORY: Atwood's machine consists of two objects with masses mr and mr attached to either end of a light string which passes over a pulley of mass M (Figure 1). h-x Initial position Intermediate position Final position Figure 1. Atwood's machine and positions of objects with masses m1 a m2 during nd experiment