lec24 Calendar
Lecture 23. Thermodynamic Laws

PHYS 1750: SELECTED TOPICS in PHYSICS
LECTURE 24. Simple Harmonic Motion

15.1. Spring Review: Vertical springs:
1. Total F = kx-mg
2. Equilibrium xo= mg/k
3. Total F = k (x-xo)
In formulae below, all displacements x measured from xo
15.2. Period T vs. Frequency f: f = 1 / T
15.3. Simple Harmonic Motion: Periodic, displacement from -X to X;
X = Amplitude
15.5. Velocity at Position x
1. Conservation of Energy:
a. KE = mv 2 / 2
b. PE = kx 2 / 2
c. TE = kX 2 / 2
2. v 2 = (X 2-x 2) k / m
15.6. Uniform Circular Motion
1. Same vx(x)
2. vx = -vosin θ
3. Period T and frequency ω relations: ω = 2π / T
a. vo = 2πX / T = ωX
b. kX2 / 2 = mvo2 / 2
c. X / vo = sqrt ( m / k)
d. ω = sqrt ( k / m)
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15.3. Position, Velocity, Acceleration
1. x = X cos(ωt)
2. v = -X ω sin(ωt)
3. a = -X ω2 cos(ωt)

Review Questions follow next lecture.
Lecture 25: The Pendulum and an Introduction to Waves

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