1. Simple Harmonic Motion(SHM)
Vibration (oscillation)
Equilibrium position – position of the natural length of a spring
Amplitude – maximum displacement

3. Period and Frequency
Period (T) – Time for one complete cycle (back to starting point)
Frequency (Hz) – Cycles per second
Angular Velocity/Frequency (rad/s), w – FIND THIS FIRST
f = 1 T = 1 w = 2pf
T f

4. Period and Frequency
A radio station has a frequency of M Hz. What is the period of the wave?
103.1 M Hz 1X106 Hz = X 108 Hz
1M Hz
T = 1/f = 1/(1.031 X 108 Hz) = X 10-9 s

6. Cosines and Sines Imagine placing a pen on a vibrating mass
Draws a cosine wave

7. Starting at the Amplitude
Used if spring is pulled out (or compressed) to full position
x(t) = A cos2pt = A cos2pft = A coswt T
v(t) = -vmaxsinwt vmax = wA
A = Amplitude
t = time
T = period
f = frequency

8. An air-track glider is attached to a spring. It is pulled 20
An air-track glider is attached to a spring. It is pulled 20.0 cm to the right and makes 15 oscillations in 10.0s
Calculate the period
Calculate the angular velocity (w)
Calculate the maximum speed
Calculate the speed and position at t = 0.800s

9. A mass starts at x=A. Using only variables, calculate at what time as a fraction of T that the object passes through ½ A. x(t) = A cos2pt T

10. x = A coswt v = -vosinwt a = -aocoswt
Velocity is the derivative of position
Acceleration is the derivative of velocity

11. A loudspeaker vibrates at 262 Hz (middle C)
A loudspeaker vibrates at 262 Hz (middle C). The amplitude of the cone of the speaker is 1.5 X 10-4 m.
Write the equation to describe the position of the cone over time. (x = (1.5 X 10-4 m) cos(1650 rad/s)t)
Calculate the position at t = 1.00 ms. (-1.2 X 10-5 m)
Calculate the maximum velocity and acceleration (0.25 m/s, 410 m/s2 )

12. F = ma
kx = ma
a = kx/m But we don’t know k or m
a = k x Solve for k/m m
T = 2p m k
T2 = (2p)2m
k = (2p)2 = (2p)2f2
m T2

13. a = k x m
ao = (2pf)2x = (2pf)2A
ao = [(2p)(262 Hz)]2(1.5 X 10-4 m) = 410 m/s2

14. Find the amplitude, frequency and period of motion for an object vibrating at the end of a spring that follows the equation:
x = (0.25 m)cos p t
8.0
(0.25 m, 1/16 Hz, 16 s)

15. Find the position of the object after 2.0 seconds.
x = (0.25 m)cos p t
8.0
x = (0.25 m)cos p
4.0
x = 0.18 m

16. The Phase Constant Do not always start at the Amplitude
Can start your observations at any time
o is the starting angle using the circle model
x(t) = A cos(wt + o)
v(t) = -vmaxsin(wt + o)
vmax = wA
w = 2pf = 2p/T

17. An object on a spring oscillates with a period of 0
An object on a spring oscillates with a period of s and an amplitude of 10.0 cm. At t=0, it is 5.0 cm to the left of equilibrium and moving to the left.
Calculate the phase constant (in radians) from the initial conditions. (2/3p rad)
Calculate the position at t = 2.0 s (5.0 cm)
Calculate the velocity at t = 2.0 s (68 cm/s)
What direction is the object moving at 2 s? (right)

18. A mass of 4. 00 kg is attached to a horizontal spring with k = 100 N/m
A mass of 4.00 kg is attached to a horizontal spring with k = 100 N/m. It is displaced 10.0 cm from equilibrium and released.
Calculate the period. (1.25 s)
Calculate the angular velocity w. (5.00 rad/s)
Calculate the phase angle (in radians) from the initial conditions. (p/2 rad)
Calculate the maximum velocity (0.500 m/s)
Calculate the velocity when x = 5.0 cm (0.433 m/s)

19. The initial position and velocity of a block moving in SHM with period T=0.25 s are x(0) = 5.0 cm and v(0) = 218 cm/s.
Calculate the angular velocity w. (25.1 rad/s)
Calculate the amplitude (10.0 cm)
Calculate the phase constant (in radians) from the initial conditions. (p/6 rad)

20. Forces on a Spring Extreme Position (Amplitude) Equilibrium position
Force at maximum
Velocity = 0
Equilibrium position
Force = 0
Velocity at maximum

21. The Equation of Motion F = ma F = -kx ma = -kx a = -kx also a = dv = d2x m dt dt2 d2x = -kx dt2 m

22. d2x + kx = 0 Equation of Motion dt2 m x(t) = A cos(wt + j) dx/dt = -wA sin(wt + j) d2x/dt2 = -w2A cos(wt + j) -w2A cos(wt + j) + k A cos(wt + j) = 0 m

23. Energy and Springs KE = ½ mv2 PE = ½ kx2 Maximum PE = ½ kA2
Law of conservation of Energy
½ kA2 = ½ mv2+ ½ kx2
Also
w = (k/m)½

24. All PE
All KE
Some KE and Some PE

25. A 0.50 kg mass is connected to a light spring with a spring constant of 20 N/m.
Calculate the total energy if the amplitude is 3.0 cm. (9 X 10-3 J)
Calculate the maximum speed of the mass (0.19 m/s)
Calculate the potential energy and kinetic energy at x = 2.0 cm (U = 4 X 10-3 J, K = 5 X 10-3 J)
At what position is the speed 0.10 m/s? (+ 2.6 cm)

26. A spring stretches 0.150 m when a 0.300 kg mass is suspended from it.
Find the spring constant. (19.6 N/m)
The spring is now stretched an additional m and allowed to oscillate (diagram c). What is the maximum velocity? (0.808 m/s)
Calculate the velocity at x = m (0.700 m/s)
What is the maximum acceleration? (6.53 m/s2)

27. A 500 g block is pulled 20 cm on a spring and released
A 500 g block is pulled 20 cm on a spring and released. It has a period of s . At what positions is the block’s speed 1.0 m/s? (Hint: use w = \/k/m )

28. Trigonometry and SHM Ball rotates on a table
Looks like a spring from the side
One rev(diameter) = 2pA
T = 2p m w = \/k/m k
f = 1 T

29. Period depends only on mass and spring constant
Amplitude does not affect period
vmax = 2pAf or vmax = 2pA T
w = \/k/m

30. What is the period and frequency of a 1400 kg car whose shocks have a k of 6.5 X 104 N/m after it hits a bump?
w = k = rad/s m
w = 2pf
ANS: Hz

31. An insect (m=0.30 g) is caught in a spiderweb that vibrates at 15 Hz.
What is the spring constant of the web? (2.7 N/m)
What would be the frequency for a lighter insect, 0.10 g? Would it be higher or lower? (26 Hz)

32. At t = 0, a 5000 g block is moving to the right and is at 15 cm
At t = 0, a 5000 g block is moving to the right and is at 15 cm. Its maximum displacement is 25 cm at 0.30 s.
Calculate the phase constant
Calculate the angular velocity
Calculate the time and velocity when the mass is at x = 20 cm
Sketch a graph of the motion, including the phase constant and period

33. Vertical Motion of a Spring
Gravity is ALWAYS acting on the spring and mass consistently
Only need to use it to calculate the spring constant
F = -ky (using y for vertical rather than x)

34. An 83 kg student hangs from a bungee cord with spring constant 270 N/m
An 83 kg student hangs from a bungee cord with spring constant 270 N/m. He is pulled down to a position 5.0 m below the unstretched length of the bungee, then released.
Calculate the equilibrium length of the bungee/student (3 m)
Calculate the Amplitude (2 m)
Calculate the position and velocity 2.0 s later. (1.8 m, -1.6 m/s)

35. The Pendulum Pendulums follow SHM only for small angles (<15o)
The restoring force is at a maximum at the top of the swing. q
Fr = restoring Force

36. Remember the circle (360o = 2p rad) q = x L
Fr = mgsinq
at small angles sinq = q
Fr = mgq q L x q mg s

37. Fr = mgq
Fr = mg s (Look’s like Hook’s Law F = -kx) L
k = mg
T = 2p m k
T = 2p mL mg

38. T = 2p L g
f = 1 = g
T 2p L
The Period and Frequency of a pendulum depends only on its length

39. The Pendulum and the Equation of motion F = -mgsinq ma = -mgsinq a = -gsinq d2s = -gsinq dt2 d2s = -gq (small angle approximation)

40. d2s = -gs (q = s/L) dt2 L s = Acos(wt + f) d2s = -w2Acos(wt + f) dt2 -w2Acos(wt + f) = -g Acos(wt + f) L

41. Swings and the Pendulum
To go fast, you need a high frequency
Short length (tucking and extending your legs)
f = g
2p L decrease the denominator

42. Consider a grandfather clock with a 1.0 m long pendulum
Calculate the period of? (2.0 s)
Estimate the length of the pendulum of a grandfather clock that ticks once per second (T = 1.0 s). (0.25 m)

43. A 300 g mass on a 30 cm long string swings at a speed of 0
A 300 g mass on a 30 cm long string swings at a speed of 0.25 m/s at its lowest point.
Calculate the period
Calculate the angular velocity
Calculate the maximum angle that the pendulum reaches (HINT: Use the triangle and the small angle approximation).

44. Physical Pendulum
Center of mass is in the middle (sinq q)
t = -Mglsinq
t = -Mglq (small angle approximation)

45. = Ia a = d2q
dt2
= I d2q
= -Mglq
I d2q = -Mglq
d2q + Mglq = 0
dt I

46. d2q + Mglq = 0 dt2 I d2x + k x = 0 dt2 m

47. A student swings his leg which is 0. 90 m long
A student swings his leg which is 0.90 m long. Assume the center of mass is halfway down the leg.
Write the equation for the moment of inertia of the leg (I = ML2/3)
Substitute this into the period formula to calculate the period (1.6 s)
Calculate the frequency (0.64 Hz)

48. A nonuniform 1.0 kg physical pendulum has a center of mass 42 cm from the pivot. It oscillates with a period of 1.6 s.
Calculate the moment of inertia (0.27 kg m2)
Using the parallel axis theorem, calculate the period if the pendulum were swung at the center of mass. (0.09 kg m2)
I = Icm + Md2

49. A Christmas ball has a radius R and a moment of inertia of 5/3MR2 when hung by a hook. The ball is given a slight tap and rocks back and forth.
Derive the formula for the period of oscillation. Assume the center of mass is at the center of the ball.
Insert a reasonable radius into your equation to estimate the period.

50. Damped Harmonic Motion
Most SHM systems slowly stop
For car shocks, a fluid “dampens” the motion

51. Resonance: Forced Vibrations
Can manually move a spring (sitting on a car and bouncing it)
Natural or Resonant frequency (fo)
When the driving frequency f = fo, maximum amplitude results
Tacoma Narrows Bridge
1989 freeway collapse
Shattering a glass by singing

53. Wave Medium Mechanical Waves Electromagnetic Waves Require a medium
Water waves
Sound waves
Medium moves up and down but wave moves sideways
Electromagnetic Waves
Do not require a medium
EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space

55. Parts of a wave Crest Trough Amplitude Wavelength
Frequency (cycles/s or Hertz (Hz))
Velocity
v = lf

57. How many complete waves are shown above?
What is the wavelength of light shown above?