Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Question 1

What is the formula that can be use to find w ?

Hint: started with the formula of the force

Answer 1

W= ✔️(k/m)

Question 2

What is a period? (T)

Answer 2

Time elapses to get back to the same point

Question 4

What does restoring force means?

Answer 4

Brings back to equilibrium

Question 5

What is the symbol of angular frequency?

Answer 5

W= oméga

Question 6

What does frequency mean?

Answer 6

Number of repetitions over elapsed time

Question 7

What is the units of frequency?

Answer 7

1 over seconds= Hz

Question 8

What does w Ym represent?

Answer 8

The maximum speed

Question 9

What is Oscillation ?

Answer 9

Back and forth motion

Question 10

What is the units of angular frequency?

Answer 10

Rads

Question 11

What is the ø equal to when arc cos y/Ym= ō?

Answer 11

Ø= +ou- ō

Question 12

What is called (wt +ø) ?

Answer 12

Argument

Technical term: phase

Question 14

What is the units of the phase constant?

Answer 14

[ø]= rad

Question 15

What does Ym or Xm mean?

Answer 15

Maximum distance from equilibrium/ max. displacement
( measure of how far form equilibrium oscillator can get)
Amplitude

Question 15

What does this equation represent?

-w Ym sin(wt+ø)

Answer 15

It is the velocity equation

Question 16

What is this equation for?
Ym cos(wt+ø)

Answer 16

Position equation
Y(t)
Or
X(t)

Question 18

What is this equation for?

-w2 Ym cos(wt+ø)

Answer 18

It’s the acceleration equation

Question 19

What is the ø equal to when arc sin v/Vm= ō?

Answer 19

Ø=ō or pi-ō

Question 20

What is the acceleration equation equal to?

Answer 20

• w2 y(t)

- w2 times position equation

Question 21

What does k represent?

Answer 21

It’s the spring recoil constant

Question 22

What is the units of a period?

Answer 22

Seconds

Question 22

What is a simple harmonic oscillator?

Answer 22

Object under restoring force

Question 22

What is ø ?

Answer 22

The phase constant

How far from the max displacement (positon) we are at time t=0

Question 23

What is the ø equal to when arc tan -v/wy=ō?

Answer 23

Ø=ō or ō (+ou-)pi