Unit 9: Periodic Motion: Springs, pendulums, mechanical waves & sound
Reading
BJU book: Ch. 12 "Periodic Motion"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Oscillations" and "Waves" - read the applicable sections
Topics
We will spread this topic over two sessions:
Labs
BJU book: Ch. 12 "Periodic Motion"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Oscillations" and "Waves" - read the applicable sections
Topics
We will spread this topic over two sessions:
- Harmonics, springs, and pendulums
- Mechanical waves and sound
Labs
- Spring-Mass lab
- Pendulum lab
Below: Various ways of depicting periodic motion
Periodic Motion.... Spring & Mass
Sine Waves
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Periodic Motion.... Reciprocating machinery
Mechanical Waves - Liquid
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Periodic Motion Lab Report
Clean-up and summarize your lab results from the Pendulum and Spring-Mass experiments. Follow the lab write-up instructions and video. You may use the engineering graph paper below.
| 9.__periodic_motion_lab_writeup_instructions.docx |
| engineering_graph_paper_10_per_inch.docx |
Homework
| 9.__periodic_motion_homework__problems_rev._2021.docx |