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Episode 300: Preparation for Simple Harmonic Motion Topic
This set of resources, from the Institute of Physics, looks at simple harmonic motion (SHM). The topic follows logically from linear motion and circular motion. Activities also give opportunities to revisit many aspects of physics.
The learning episodes in this section include:
Episode 301: Recognising SHM
Episode 302: Getting mathematical
Episode 303: Mass-spring systems
Episode 304: Simple pendulum
Episode 305: Energy in SHM
Episode 306: Damped SHM
Episode 307: Resonance
The activities in this topic will enable students to: 1. recognize the characteristics of SHM 2. state the condition required for SHM 3. use equations and graphs which represent the variation of displacement, velocity and acceleration with time 4. investigate mass-spring systems and the simple pendulum 5. discuss the effects of damping on SHM 6. describe energy changes during SHM 7. state the conditions required for resonance to occur, and its effects.
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