Tallha Ahmed A08582849, Sec A06 PreLab Experiment 6 1) Hysteresis in this lab is measured through plotting the voltage

against the height in centimeters of H2O by steadily increasing and decreasing this independent variable. 2) 2 different ways of calculating the spring constant are the static and dynamic methods. The first makes use of the equation F = kx we use 3 different weights and measure the elongation of the spring. Plotting this displacement versus the mass, we can find the slope of the line and recognize that it is in face the spring constant. While the first method is known as the static method, the second is called the dynamic method. Here, we allow the system to oscillate and measure its period for different masses then we use the period to find omega and finally solve for omega in the equation ) 3) The reason we plot it against cosine theta is because we wish only to know the effect of gravity in the direction of the force, therefore we only take into account that component of the force vector. Summary In experiment 6, our objective will be to calibrate a pressure transducer, an accelerometer, and then compare the dynamic and static responses of the accelerometer. In the process we will also be calculating spring constants and the hysteresis effect to better understand our findings. The way we will calibrate our pressure transducer is by setting up a thistle tube and making use of the formula for pressure related to depth, . By changing the height of our pressure transducer and recording the corresponding voltage using our pressure transducer through a DMM, we will be able to get a number of data points. Through the plotting an analysis of this data, one should be able to determine the pressure transducers calibration. In order to make sure this result is accurate, we will then compare our hysteresis value to values found online. The second part of this lab, a Wheatstone bridge circuit is used to calibrate an accelerometer. The accelerometer has an arm that swings out. Here we will take data points comparing the voltage to the angle theta and plot against cosine of theta. The reason we plot it against cosine theta is because we wish only to know the effect of gravity in the direction of the force, therefore we only take into account that component of the force vector. In the final part of the lab, we will use 2 different methods to calculate the spring constant. Making use of the equation F = kx we use 3 different weights and measure the elongation of the spring. Plotting this displacement versus the mass, we can find the slope of the line and recognize that it is in face the spring constant. While the first method is known as the static method, the second is called the dynamic method. Here, we allow the system to oscillate and measure its period for different masses then we use the period to find omega and finally solve for omega in the equation ).