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Displacement

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The distance for equilibrium position in a particular direction

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Amplitude

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Maximum displacement from equilibrium

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Period

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Time for one complete oscillation

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Frequency

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Number of oscillations per unit time

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Angular frequency

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Rate of rotation

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Phase difference

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Difference between displacement of particles along a wave

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What is simple harmonic motion

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  • Acceleration of an object is directly proportional to displacement
  • Acceleration of an object acts in the opposite direction to the displacement
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What does a displacement time graph look like in SHM

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Sin graph

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What does a velocity time graph look like in SMH

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Cos graph

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What does a acceleration time graph look like in SHM

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-sun graph

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What is an isochronous oscillator

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  • As amplitude increases average speed of the swing increases but period stays the same
  • In SHM period is independent of amplitude
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Equation for maximum velocity in SHM

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vmax=ωA

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In SHM what is energy is interchangeable

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Kinetic and potential energy as total energy remains constant

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What is a forced oscillation

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  • When a driving force is applied to an oscillator

- It will oscillate at driving frequency

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What is a free oscillation

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  • When a mechanical system is displaced and allowed to oscillate without any external force
  • It will oscillate at the natural frequency
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What is damping

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When an external force acts on an oscillator reducing amplitude

17
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What is light damping

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When amplitude gradually decreases but period is unchanged

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What is heavy damping

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Amplitude decreases significantly and period increases slightly

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What is Resonance

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  • When driving frequency of a forced oscillation is equal to the Natural frequency
  • This causes amplitude to increase significantly
20
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Practical examples of forced oscillation and resonance

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  • Clocks (pendulum resonates)
  • Tuning circuits (uses resonance effects to select the correct frequency for radios)
  • MRI
21
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When do you uses this equation X=cosAω

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If the object begins oscillating at its amplitude

22
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When is this equation used X=sinAω

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When the object begins oscillating at its equilibrium position

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