An approximate expression for the large angle period of a simple pendulum

DOI10.1088/0143-0807/25/1/006MaRDI QIDQ3158856zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rajesh R. Parwani

Publication date 31 January 2005

Published in European Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0303036

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mechanics of particles and systems (70-01)

Abstract: A heuristic but pedagogical derivation is given of an explicit formula which accurately reproduces the period of a simple pendulum even for large amplitudes. The formula is compared with others in the literature.

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