This experiment consists of a mechanical driver that pushes a multi-spoked device and clearly shows mechanical resonance. The spokes have different lengths and therefore have different resonant frequencies so only one spoke will vibrate in resonance at a time for a given driving frequency. |
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Pasco Mechanical Driver | Pasco Resonance Pinwheel | Function Generator/Amplifier | ||
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