Simple Harmonic Motion

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Topic guide

Simple Harmonic Motion — Springs, Pendulums, and Beyond

Understand simple harmonic motion from first principles with intuitive explanations and solved problems.

Solved questions

Show that the projection of uniform circular motion is SHM

hard

A pendulum clock gains 5 min/day — how should length be changed

hard

A mass-spring system has k=200 N/m and m=0.5 kg — find period and frequency

easy