Compound pendulum: Meterstick with movable brass weight.

• B+10+3

diagram for demo

Oscillatoins: Compound Pendulum - Mass on a Stick. Cylindrical masses are attached at one place. The fulcrum rod can be inserted in any of the holes 10 cm. apart.

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