Energy
In all simple harmonic motion systems there is a conversion between kinetic energy and potential energy. The total energy of the system remains constant. (This is only true for isolated systems)
For a simple pendulum there is a transformation between kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy.
At its lowest point it has minimum gravitational and maximum kinetic, at its highest point (when displacement is a maximum) it has no kinetic but a maximum gravitational. This is shown in the graph.
For a mass on a spring there is a transformation between kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy and the energy stored in the spring (elastic potential). At the top there is maximum elastic and gravitational but minimum kinetic. In the middle there is maximum kinetic, minimum elastic but it still has some gravitational. At its lowest point it has no kinetic, minimum gravitational but maximum elastic.
Section 6 | SHM Time Periods | |
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Lesson 5 | ||
Learning Outcomes | To be able to calculate the time period of a simple pendulum | |
To be able to calculate the time period of a mass on a spring | ||
To be able to describe the experiment to find g | M.BENYOHAI |