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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:
  1. Harmonics, springs, and pendulums
  2. Mechanical waves and sound
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Labs
  • ​Spring-Mass lab
  • Pendulum lab
Below: Various ways of depicting periodic motion
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Periodic Motion.... Spring & Mass
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Sine Waves
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Periodic Motion.... Reciprocating machinery
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Mechanical Waves - Liquid

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
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engineering_graph_paper_10_per_inch.docx
File Size: 102 kb
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Homework
9.__periodic_motion_homework__problems_rev._2021.docx
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