Day 75, Friday, 18 December, 2015 Pendulums Waves Hooke’s Law Simple Harmonic Motion Pendulums
Waves Type Transverse, Longitudinal, Surface Amplitude Wavelengthλ PeriodT Frequencyf = 1/T Speedv = λf
Waves transport energy, not mass
Hooke’s Law F = -kx Force with a linear restoring force Applies to springs, pendulums, marbles in bowls, ect.
Hooke’s law leads to Simple Harmonic Motion Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) is the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator, a motion that is neither driven nor damped. A body in simple harmonic motion experiences a single force which is given by Hooke's law; that is, the force is directly proportional to the displacement x and points in the opposite direction.
Simple Harmonic Motion
The Pendulum
Forces of gravity and tension on a pendulum T cos Θ = mg
Pendulums have constant frequencies
Formula for the period of a pendulum
Credits Basic Sine Wave: Simple Harmonic Motion to a Sine Wave graphic: Sine Wave Equation
Credits II Definition of Simple Harmonic Motion Wikipedia Unit Circle Graphic html html