1 Summary of Basic Probability. 2  In the following, the capital letters A, B, or C are used to represent some event like it will rain tomorrow or a computer chip is defective. The notation P(A) then stands for the probability of event A. 3  An experiment is any process yields a result or observation.
A pendulum is a string or stick with a weight or bob on the end. The pendulum follows the law of falling objects[ âan invisible force, gravity, pulls the pendulum toward Earth. The period of time it takes. a pendulum to complete one full swing is simply called the period. Three variables affect the period: the length of the pendulum, the. size of the arc it makes, and the mass of the bob. In this activity, youâll discover what happens if you change one or more of the. variables.
The restoring forces are large enough to make the swing over-shoot and travel 'up the other side'; this is when a restoring force in the opposite direction takes over and pushes the swing back down. Again, the force is large enough for the swing to over-shoot equilibrium and travel 'up the other side'. The process keeps repeating and an oscillation is formed. If no other forces are applied to the system, the swing will keep swinging back and forth forever, with a constant period and constant amplitude.