03/08/16
Chaotic Demos
r. Johnsonhere's where we are: We've apparently given up the idea of building a
chaos demo from scratch, because Pasco already has one, though not ready for
sale yet. So, we'll be beta-testing their setup, and of course, giving them
our input. I assume you got Tim's questions on the setup on saturday.
We're also building a demo of the Lorenz waterwheel from k'nex. We're
waiting for the water flow meter and the beakers, so we can set it up and
give it a try.
We need to discuss with you the exact presentation format so that we can
plan out material and info we will need.
email: annhanks@pasco.com
What is really necessary for the Chaotic Pendulum?
List on website:
 Large Rod Base (me-8735)
 120 cm. steel rod (me-8741)
 45 cm. steel rod (me-8736)
 multi clamp (2) (se-9442)
 Chaos/Driven Harmonic Accessory (ci-6689A)
 Mechanical Oscillator/Driver (me-8750)
 power supply (18 V DC, 5A) (se-9720)
 Rotary Motion Sensor (ci-6538)
 Photogate Head (me-9498A)
 basic digital multimeter (se-9786)
 Banana Plug Cord-Red (5-pack) (se-9750)
 Chaos Experiment Manual
 DataStudio File for Chaos Experiment
 ScienceWorkshop 750 Interface
 DataStudio Software
How many rotary motion sensors are needed? The catalog says 2; the website says 1. What are
they for?
What is the difference between the Science Workshop 750 and the 500? Is the experiment doable with the 500?
Is the software completed? Will we have to write it ourselves?
What sort of manual do you have already made up?
Is the power supply special in some way (ie, very accurate dials to control the oscillation of the
driver)?
Her Phone # - 1-916-786-3800 x 349
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Chaos/Driven Harmonic Accessory
CI-6689A
87.00
Mechanical Oscillator/Driver 0.3 to 3 Hz
ME-8750)
226.00
ScienceWorkshop 500 Interface
CI-6400
239.00
DataStudio Software
CI-6870C
99.00
Photogate Head (ME-9498A) x2
Chaos Experiment Manual
DataStudio File for Chaos Experiment
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