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Simple Harmonic Motion
Forces and Motion PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Investigating a mass-on-spring oscillator

Demonstration: A mass suspended on a spring will oscillate after being displaced. The period of oscillation is affected by the...

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Simple Harmonic Motion
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Oscillations, waves and mathematical models

Every mechanical wave has its origin in an oscillating object. The particles in the medium themselves oscillate, in a similar...

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