The pendulum
- Created by: RajeevSood
- Created on: 16-06-16 09:15
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- The pendulum
- Key terms
- Amplitude of the oscillation
- The distance from the equilibrium position to highest position on either side
- Time period
- The time taken for one complete cycle
- Depends only on the length of the pendulum
- Increases with length
- Depends only on the length of the pendulum
- The time taken for one complete cycle
- Equilibrium position
- The position of the pendulum when it stops moving
- Frequency of the oscillations
- The number of complete cycles of oscillation per second
- Amplitude of the oscillation
- Details about a simple pendulum
- A simple pendulum consists of a mass, called a bob, suspeneded at the end of a string
- When the bob is displaced to one side and let go, the pendulum oscillates back and forth
- It does this through the equilibrium position
- Equilibrium position
- The position of the pendulum when it stops moving
- Equilibrium position
- It does this through the equilibrium position
- When the bob is displaced to one side and let go, the pendulum oscillates back and forth
- A simple pendulum consists of a mass, called a bob, suspeneded at the end of a string
- Oscillating motion
- A pendulum moves to and fro along the same line - this is an example of oscillating motion
- A playground swing is an example of oscillating motion
- If not pushed repeatedly, the swing will come to rest
- This is because energy is transferred due to friction at the top of the spring and due to air resistance
- If not pushed repeatedly, the swing will come to rest
- Key terms
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