Name: Atwood's Machine

Category: Mechanics

Subcategory: Newton's 2nd Law

Classes: PHYS 101, PHYS 105

Comments: The acceleration due to gravity is determined from a system with slightly unequal weights hanging from a good pulley.

Equipment: Atwood’s Machine, Two Meter Stick, Stopwatches, Preset Weights

Location: Atwood's Machine: H104 C9, Two meter stick: H104 back corner, Stopwatches: H104 Bottom Drawers, Weights: H104 A3

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