Measuring the period of a pendulum or spring with a stopwatch

[pradeepk]

Homework Statement

For the pendulum or spring and mass system at your station
measure the period with a stopwatch

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

So a period of a pendulum is when it returns to its original position after passing equilibrium twice. So I would measure how long it takes for the pendulum to complete a certain number of periods, and then divide the time by the number of periods?

 

[fss]

Yep.