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What is the difference between period and frequency?
Period: Time for one cycle | Frequency: Cycles per second; they are inversely related.
Compare the restoring force at maximum displacement and equilibrium in SHM.
Max Displacement: Restoring force is maximum | Equilibrium: Restoring force is zero.
What is Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)?
Motion where an object is pulled back to equilibrium by a force proportional to its displacement.
Define Amplitude.
The maximum displacement from the equilibrium point.
Define Period (T).
Time for one full cycle of motion (in seconds).
Define Frequency (f).
Number of cycles per second (in Hertz, Hz).
What is a restoring force?
A force that pulls an object back to its equilibrium position.
What are the steps to applying Newton's Second Law to SHM?
- Identify Forces. 2. Draw a Free-Body Diagram. 3. Note Mass & Acceleration. 4. Write F = ma Equation. 5. Solve for Acceleration. 6. Find Velocity & Position. 7. Graph It. 8. Solve Unknowns. 9. Repeat for multiple objects.