Chapter 18 - Oscillations

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Oscillation

A repetitive back and forth or up and down motion

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Natural frequency

The frequency at which a body vibrates when there is no resistive force acting on it.

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Sinusoidal

Having a magnitude that varies in the form of a sine curve.

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Amplitude

The amplitude of a vibration is the maximum displacement of a particle from its equilibrium position.

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Period

The period of an oscillating system or a point in a wave is the time taken to make one complete oscillation.

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Phase

The point that an oscillating particle has reached within the complete cycle of an oscillation.

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Phase difference

The difference in the phases of two oscillating particles measured in degrees or radians.