Damping harmonic motion - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

IB-Physics-Core-Notes Topic 2 Mechanics 2.1 Kinematics 2.1.1 Define displacement, velocity, speed and acceleration. Displacement- Defined as the change in position of an object. Displacement is a quantity that has both direction and magnitude, it is a vector. Measured in metres. Speed- How far an object travels in a given time. Rate of change of distance (ms-1) Velocity- The vector version of speed. Tells us the magnitude of how fast an object is moving and the direction in wh...

MECHANICS UNIT 7 Oscillations Table of contents (1) Idea of SHM. (simple Harmonic Motion) (2) Types of Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) (3) Differential equation of SHM (4) Kinetic energy definition (5) Kinetic energy formula (6) Potential energy definition (7) Potential energy formula (8) Total energy and their time-average (9) Compound pendulum (10)Damped oscillation definition (11) Forced oscillations definition (12)Transient state (13)Steady State definition (14)Resonance definit...

Lecture notes on damped harmonic motion, forced oscillation, and introduction to waves

1. Choose the PHET simulation’s “Vectors” mode. 2. Choose the PHET simulation’s “Lab” mode. Choose a spring constant and mass, mark and measure the equilibrium position. Make sure that damping is not being applied to the system. 3. Choose the PHET simulation’s “Lab” mode. 4. Choose the PHET simulation’s “Energy” mode with Damping to model this behavior: A mass on a spring is set in simple harmonic motion, with initial period Po and initial amplitude Ao. In the real w...