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Unit 8: Simple harmonic motion
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Have you ever watched a slinky gyrate back and forth? This is an example of harmonic motion, a special class of oscillatory motion. In this unit, we'll see how we can model and deal with this type of phenomena.
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- Simple harmonic motion: Finding frequency and period from graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- Simple harmonic motion: Finding speed, velocity, and displacement from graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Spring-mass systems: Calculating frequency, period, mass, and spring constantGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Period and frequency of simple pendulumsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Analyzing energy for a simple harmonic oscillator from graphsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- Analyzing energy for a simple harmonic oscillator from data tablesGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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