Aim<Tab/> To investigate how the length of a simple pendulum affects the time for a complete swing Theory<Tab/> When the pendulum is at the top of its swing it is momentarily stationary. It has zero kinetic energy and maximum gravitational potential energy. As the pendulum falls the potential energy is transferred to kinetic energy. The speed increases as the pendulum falls and reaches a maximum …showed first 75 words of 2530 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2530 total…the range of lengths investigated and to see if the observed trend continues. There is an alternative way that a pendulum can swing. Instead of swinging backwards and forwards in a single plane it is possible to make the pendulum swing in a horizontal circular path. It would be interesting to investigate how the time for each revolution of this conical pendulum change with the length and to compare this with the ordinary simple pendulum.