Physics Pendulums/Vibrations

oscillation

a period variation from one state to another (equal to 1 cycle)

simple harmonic oscillator

an object that repeats a periodic motion

period

the time in which an oscillation occurs (T)

frequency

the number of oscillations that a system completes in 1 second (Hertz)

length, mass, and release angle

controllable factors in a pendulum system

length

the only controllable factor that affects the period of a pendulum

Hertz

the reciprocal of seconds

reciprocals

a pendulum's period and frequency are these

spring constant, mass, and release position

controllable factors in a spring system

decreases

as the spring constant increases, the period does this

increases

as the spring constant decreases, the period does this

decreases

as mass decreases, the period does this

increases

as mass increases, the period does this

formula for the period of a pendulum

T=2π√ ̅(L/g)

formula for the period of a spring system

T=2π√ ̅(m/k)