Oscillatory Motion

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Unit 6 Calendar - AP-C ***

Assignment 6-1 (Solutions) (Due 3/17) ***

Assignment 6-2 (Solutions) (Due 3/18) ***

Assignment 6-3 (Solutions) (Due 3/20) ***

Assignment 6-4 (Solutions) (Due 3/24) ***

Assignment 6-5 (Solutions) (Due 3/25) ***

Assignment 6-6 (Solutions) (Due 3/27) ***

Assignment 6-7 (Solutions) (Due 3/28) ***

Oscillating Systems Focusing on a Block and Spring System (3/14) ***
Notes
Sample Question
Solution

Continue Introduction to Simple Harmonic Motion (3/17) ***
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions
Pendulum PhET
Block & Spring PhET

Shake Your Mass Lab (3/18; Quiz Thursday, March 27) ***

A Swingin' Good Time Lab (3/20; Quiz Thursday, March 27) ***
Handout
Data Tables
Pendulum PhET Simulation

Pendulums and Simple Harmonic Motion (3/21) ***
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

Pictures of Whiteboard (3/21) ***
General SHM
Block and Spring
Simple Pendulum
Physical Pendulum
Simple vs. Physical Pendulum
Torsional Pendulum
Summary

Swing Your Stick Lab (3/24; Quiz Thursday, March 27) ***

Simple Harmonic Motion and Circular Motion (3/25) ***
Notes
Sample Questions
Solutions

"Simple" Harmonic Motion Goodness (Solutions) (3/27) ***

Optional Extra Practice (Last Year's Version): Swinging Goodness (Solutions) (3/27) ***

Harmonious Goodness (Solutions) (3/28) ***

Optional Extra Practice (Last Year's Version): Harmonious Goodness (Solutions) (3/28) ***

 

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Unit Reading (with Recommended Completion Dates): ***

Mar. 17 Sections 15.1 - 15.5
   
Mar. 24 None This Week
   

Dan Fullerton Videos (He's a Physics Teacher):

Simple Harmonic Motion

Springs

Pendulums

 

Flipping Physics SHM and Circular Motion:

Video 1 - SHM to Circular Motion Demo

Video 2 - SHM Position Equation Derivation

Video 3 - SHM Graphs of Position, Velocity, and Accel

 

MIT Video Lectures (on YouTube):

Lecture 10: Hooke's Law, Simple Harmonic Oscillator 

Lecture 13: Equation of Motion for Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Lecture 30: Simple Harmonic Oscillations of Suspended Solid Bodies

Lecture 31: Pendulums and Springs

 

HippoCampus Videos:

Harmonic Motion

Mass-Spring System

Pendulum and Other Oscillations

 

Khan Academy Videos:

Harmonic Motion

 

 

 

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