Equipment

1. 1 m steel ruler
2. 2 clamps
3. BNC-crocodile wire
4. Battery
5. Battery connector
6. 2 crocodile wires
7. Oscilloscope

A1

Switch on the oscilloscope and determine the purpose of the adjustment knobs. Make sure you can

• change the vertical and horizontal scales;
• move the oscillogram up and down;
• select the channel and set the trigger level;
• take a single measurement or measure continuously;
• move the cursors and get information about their positions.

A2  ^12.00

Fix the ruler, leaving the free end. The period of oscillation of the ruler increases with increasing length $L$: $T \propto L^\alpha$. Calculate the value of $\alpha$ from your experimental data.

A3  ^3.00 Call a teacher and get this part of the assignment personally.