Oscillations

Question 1

What formula shows the position of a mass in SHM?

Answer 1

Question 2

What formula shows the velocity in SHM?

Answer 2

Question 3

What formula shows the maximum velocity in SHM?

Answer 3

Question 4

What is Hooke’s Law?

Answer 4

Question 5

What second order differential equation can be derived from Hooke’s Law?

Answer 5

Question 6

How do we solve the equation of motion when there is no damping or driving forces.

Answer 6

Question 7

What formula describes the time period for SHM?

Answer 7

Question 8

What is the potential energy of a mass on a spring in SHM?

Answer 8

Question 9

What is the equation of motion for a simple pendulum?

Answer 9

Question 10

What is the equation of motion for a physical pendulum?

Answer 10

Question 11

What is the formula for a dissipative damping force?

Answer 11

Question 12

What is the equation of motion for a mass on a spring undergoing SHM with damping?

Answer 12

Question 13

What is the trial solution for solving the below formula?

Answer 13

Question 14

What is omega when damping is included?

Answer 14

Question 15

What are the conditions for light damping and what happens when it occurs?

Answer 15

A lightly damped oscillator oscillates many times before stopping.

Question 16

What are the conditions for critical damping and what happens when it occurs?

Answer 16

For critical dampng, oscillations do not occur and the system returns to equilibrium more quickly that for heavy damping.

Question 17

What are the conditions for heavy damping and what happens when it occurs?

Answer 17

For overdamped or heavy damping oscillations do not take place.