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Simple Harmonic Motion 1
18pts) Questions on this video
- What is an oscillator?
- What do they all share in common?
- Define equilibrium position.
- Diagram the equilibrium position and restoring force with a spring and a mass, and a pendulum.
- What makes a simple harmonic oscillators so special?
- What provides the restoring force for a spring?
- What is the formula for Hooke's law?
- Explain negative and positive restoring forces with a spring diagram.
- How is this motion described by sine and cosine functions?
- When is the speed the highest in a spring-mass system?
- When is the speed the slowest?
- When is acceleration the highest in a spring-mass system?
- When is the acceleration the smallest?
- When is the restoring force the greatest?
- When is the restoring force the least?
- What is the effect of inertia in the spring-mass system?
- Diagram questions 10-15, using the image below and
label V, a, F (max = ↑, least = 0)
- Diagram the same concept using this picture of a pendulum and
label V, a, F (max = ↑, least = 0)
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