simple harmonic motion
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noun
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Suppose a diving board with no one on it bounces up and down in a simple harmonic motion with a frequency of 4.00 Hz.
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This chapter will address simple harmonic motion and periods of vibration, aspects of oscillation that produce waves, a common phenomenon in everyday life.
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This observation is analogous to the fact that the frequency of a simple harmonic motion is directly proportional to the stiffness of the oscillating object.
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Figure 16.30 An idealized ocean wave passes under a sea gull that bobs up and down in simple harmonic motion.
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How can waves be discussed unless in terms of period, amplitude, frequency, and the like, that find definition in simple harmonic motion?
From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Klapper, Paul
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