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INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS I
Lecture 21
Last Lecture
Simple Harmonic Motion
x A cos( t )
v Asin( t )
a 2 A(cos t )
1
f
T
k
2
m 2 f
T
a) -3.39 cm
Example 13.4a
An object undergoing simple harmonic motion follows the
expression,
x(t) 4 2cos[ (t 3)]
Where x will be in cm if t is in seconds
a) …, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 …
b) …, -1.5, -0.5, 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, …
c) …, -1.5, -1, -0.5, 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, …
d) …, -4, -2, 0, 2, 4, …
e) …, -2.5, -0.5, 1.5, 3.5,
Simple Pendulum
F mgsin
x x
sin
x 2 L2 L
mg
F x
L
g
L
max cos( t )
Simple pendulum
g
L
In real systems,
friction slows motion
TRAVELING WAVES
•Sound
•Surface of a liquid
•Vibration of strings
•Electromagnetic
•Radio waves
•Microwaves
•Infrared
•Visible
•Ultraviolet
•X-rays
•Gamma-rays
•Gravity
Longitudinal (Compression) Waves
x
y A cos 2
wavelength
x
Snapshot of Longitudinal Wave
x
y A cos 2
Fixing x=0,
v
y A cos 2 t
v
f , v f
Moving Wave: Formula Summary
v f
x
y A cos 2 mft
- moving to right
+ moving to left
Example 13.6a
a) 5 cm
b) 9 cm
c) 10 cm
d) 18 cm
e) 20 cm
Example 13.6b
a) 5 cm
b) 9 cm
c) 10 cm
d) 18 cm
e) 20 cm
Example 13.6c
a) 25 cm/s
b) 50 cm/s
c) 100 cm/s
d) 250 cm/s
e) 500 cm/s
Example 13.7a
T m
v where
L