Lecture Topics
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* Periodic motion
* Simple harmonic oscillators
* Hooke’s Law
Lecture Video: Periodic Oscillations, Harmonic Oscillators
In this lecture, Prof. Lee discusses the mathematical description of the periodic oscillation and simple harmonic oscillators. The first 5 minutes are devoted to course information.
Lecture Notes
Typed Notes for Lecture 1 (PDF)
Handwritten Notes for Lecture 1 (PDF - 2.2MB)
Textbook Reading
Chapter 1: Harmonic Oscillation (PDF - 1.4MB)
Problem Set
Problem Solving Help Video*
Simple Harmonic Motion and Introduction to Problem Solving
In-class Demonstrations
| HOW IT’S DONE | SEE IT IN THE LECTURE |
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| Air Cart Between Springs | |
| Mass on a Spring | |
| Two Pendulums with Different Amplitudes |
* Note: This Problem Solving Help video was originally produced as part of a physics course that is no longer available on OCW.