The Statics Practicum
by Rich McNamara
An unknown mass is hung from the "Y" shaped string. To the top of one side of the "Y", the string is connected to a force sensor/spring scale. Using the reading from the force sensor/spring scale and the angles between each string and the vertical, the students will use vector analysis to solve for the unknown mass.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10Pq2LCTGbDwdgf5hJy00T6p54fpWVxlu_dWtoRX…Related Content
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