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Waves Module 1 – Equipment List and Setup

Waves Module 1 - WAVES Equipment List and Setup April 18, 2023, 2:27 p.m.

Table of contents

    What

    Qty

    Activities

    Stop watch

    1

    2,3

    Ruler

    1

    2,3

    Headphones

    1

    7 Part F, 8 part B

    Sound tube with microphone

    1

    9, 10

    Sound Tube Microphone Amplifier

    1

    9, 10

    Wavetek Function Generator 1 9, 10

    BNC cable

    1

    9, 10

    Tape measure 1 9, 10

    Thermometer

    1/room

    9

    Pasco String Vibrator WA-9857

    1

    11

    Amplifier box

    1

    11

    DAQ board

    1

    9, 10, 11, 12

    BNC to Banana breakout cord

    1

    11, 12

    Barrel adapter cord for amp

    1

    11, 12

    500g Black Cart masses

    2

    11, 12

    160cm light string (Dacron fishing line)

    1

    12

    160cm heavy string (#18 nylon string)

    1

    11

    100g hook mass

    1

    11, 12

    200g hook mass

    1

    12

    50g hook mass

    1

    12

    2.2 meter Track, Pasco ME-9452

    1

    11, 12

    Super Pulley with Clamp, Pasco ME-9448A

    1

    11, 12

     

    Setup Notes

    The students will use the ruler to measure distances on the monitor screen, so it should be of soft plastic or something similar so that the screen doesn’t get scratched.

    The headphones need to be connected to the computers.

     

    David Harrison, January 2011.

    last modified: April 18, 2023, 2:27 p.m.