Lecture 24: Periodic Motion

Objectives: In this lecture, students will learn to

• analyze the motion of a mass at the end of a spring
• derive a differential equation for simple harmonic oscillation
• describe oscillations in terms of amplitude, period, frequency and angular frequency
• analyze simple harmonic motion using energy concepts
• analyze the motion of a simple pendulum
• analyze the motion of a physical pendulum
• distinguish between physical and simple pendulum

Lecture Notes:

• Powerpoint: lec24.pptx
• Pdf (recommended for printing): lec24.pdf

Videos:

Mass on a spring. Differential equation of SHO.	video_2.mp4	with captions
Amplitude and phase angle	video_3.mp4	with captions
Position and velocity. Simulation	video_4.mp4	with captions
Period	video_5.mp4	with captions
Energy in SHO	video_6.mp4	with captions
Example	video_7.mp4	with captions
Simple pendulum	video_8.mp4	with captions
Physical Pendulum	video_9.mp4	with captions
Example: physical Pendulum	video_10.mp4	with captions

Simple pendula of different lengths. Explanation here

Homework assignment: HW #24