PASCO ME-8960 DEMONSTRATION GYROSCOPE User Manual

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Demonstration Gyroscope

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Questions

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What happens to the direction of precession if the spin of the disk is reversed?

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How does the rate of precession change if the angular speed of the disk is increased?

Acceleration

Rotational Inertia

Average Angular Speed of Disk

Experimental Precession Rate

Theoretical Precession Rate

% Difference

Table 1.3: Results

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