Mechanical Waves

Procedure

1. Measure the distance between two people.
2. Oscillate spring until 1 cycle is formed.
3. Measure time for 30 periods.
   
   
   
   

   Data

wavelength	trial 1	trial 2	trial 3		Trial 1 period	Trial 2 period	Trial 3 period	Ave period	frequency
2.2	9.8	10.6	8.53	9.6433333333	0.3266666667	0.3533333333	0.2843333333	0.3214444444	3.1109574836
3.2	10.8	11.6	9.38	10.5933333333	0.36	0.3866666667	0.3126666667	0.3531111111	2.8319697923
4.2	11.9	11.3	11.7	11.6333333333	0.3966666667	0.3766666667	0.39	0.3877777778	2.5787965616

 

Conclusion