simple harmonic motion
Americannoun
noun
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When displaced from equilibrium, the object performs simple harmonic motion that has an amplitude X and a period T .
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This observation is analogous to the fact that the frequency of a simple harmonic motion is inversely proportional to the mass of the oscillating object.
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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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In many instances, sound is a periodic wave, and the atoms undergo 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 Paul Klapper
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