Slide 1Chapter 13 VibrationsandWaves Slide 2 Hookes Law 13.1 F s = - k x F s = - k x F s is the spring force F s is the spring force k is the spring constant k is the spring…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Measuring Simple Harmonic Motion amplitude—the maximum displacement from equilibrium. (how high or low the wave gets) Doesn’t affect the speed of the…
Slide 1 Simple Harmonic Motion Vibration around an equilibrium position in which a restoring force is proportional to the displacement from equilibrium. Back and forth motion…
Chapter 13 Vibrations and Waves Hooke’s Law Fs = - k x Fs is the spring force k is the spring constant It is a measure of the stiffness of the spring A large k indicates…
Chapter 13 Vibrations and Waves Periodic Motion Periodic motion is one of the most important kinds of physical behavior A large number of systems can be modeled with this…
Vibrations, Waves, & Sound Chapters 25 & 26 25.1 Vibration of a Pendulum When the angle is kept small, the period of the pendulum depends only on its length and the…
SHM occurs when an object oscillates back and forth over the same path. Examples Period, T, the time it takes to execute one complete cycle of motion. Units: Frequency, f,…