Spings
Vocab Terms
pendulum
SMH Equations
Energy
100

the ratio of the force affecting the spring to the displacement caused by it

What is the a the spring constant

100

the time it takes for an object to complete one full cycle

What is the period?

100

formula for period of a pendulum 

What is T=2π√L/g 

100

the equation for displacement of a object in SMH

What is x (t) = A cos ( ω t + φ)

100

the total energy equal of an object in simple harmonic motion

What is kinetic energy of the mass  and potential energy stored in the spring 

200

The formula for the restoring force in a mass-spring system

What is F=-kx

200

the number of oscillations that performs per unit time

What is frequency

200

All simple pendulums should have the same period regardless of their initial angle

what is small angle approximation 

200

the equation for displacement of a object in SMH

What is What is v(t) = -Aω cos(ω t + φ)

200

the max energy of a spring in Simple Harmonic Motion

What is the maximum displacement of the spring, or the amplitude?

300

the formula for the period of a spring

What is T = 2π√(m/k).

300

motion governed by a restoring force that is proportional to displacement

What is simple harmonic motion?

300

restoring force of pendulum

what is gravity

300

the equation for acceleration of a object in SMH

What is a(t) = -Aω^2 cos(ω t + φ)

300

happens to the energy while in SMH

What is stays constant while the PE and KE osicilate

400

effects period of a spring

What is spring constant and mass

400

rate at which change in the sinusoidal waves occurs

what is angular frequency

400

the formula for angular speed of a pendulum

what is the w=(g/L)^1/2

400

when a function  is moved horizontally to the left or right

What is a phase shift

400

where the object has the most KE and most speed 

What is as object passes through the equilibrium position

500

The period of a 4 kg mass and spring with a spring constant of 16 N/m undergoing simple harmonic motion.

What is 3.14 s?

500

The maximum displacement from the equilibrium position

Amplitude

500

equation for second derivative of pendulum

What is -(mglθ)/(I)

500

a sinusoidal function which begins at the origin 

What is a sin graph look like

500

maximums and minums of sinusoidal graphs

What is a peak and troughs