Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Frequency for Standing Waves on a String
Determine the frequency needed to produced a given harmonic on a string with a given length, mass and tension.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Oscillation
Students must calculate the spring constant of a spring based on the oscillation graph that is created by an oscillating mass.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: Formation of Standing Waves
Through illustrated examples and animations, students investigate the formation of standing waves.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: Harmonics and Patterns
This illustrated physics tutorial helps students understand harmonics and wave patterns.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Wave: Mathematics of Standing Waves
Students analyze harmonic patterns through several example problems and interactive practice examples.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Standing Wave Patterns
Elaborate on the essential characteristics and the causes of standing wave patterns and relate these patterns to the vibrations of musical instruments.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Visualizing a Wave as a Line of Oscillating Objects
This program gives students a visual representation of a wave as a line of masses that are oscillating out of step. Each oscillating mass will affect the oscillation of the wave next to it.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Horizontal Oscillations With Damping Lab
This lab will allow students to investigate how the motion of a real object on a spring differs from the idealized version by introducing damping to the situation.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Guided Oscillation Lab
This lab is designed to have students calibrate an oscillating spring. They will develop a calibration equation to relate the frequency of oscillation to the mass on the spring. They will then test their equation by determining the mass...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Horizontal Oscillation Lab
This lab will allow students to investigate the factors that affect the amplitude, frequency, period and/or angular frequency of a frictionless hovercraft oscillating on a horizontal surface.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Oscillation Lab (Graph Is Below Simulation Window)
This lab will allow students to investigate the relationships that govern the frequency of oscillation for a mass on a spring.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Oscillatory Motion and Waves: Damped Harmonic Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to compare and discuss underdamped and overdamped oscillating systems and explain critically damped systems.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Uniform Circular Motion and Simple Harmonic Motion
By the end of this section, you will be able to compare simple harmonic motion with uniform circular motion.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Period and Frequency in Oscillations
By the end of this section, you will be able to relate recurring mechanical vibrations to the frequency and period of harmonic motion and to compute the frequency and period of an oscillation.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Analyzing Graphs of Spring Mass Systems
A practice site for students to compare motion graphs of two spring-mass systems.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Analyzing Energy for a Simple Harmonic Oscillator From Graphs
Using velocity vs. time and position vs. time graphs, students will practice analyzing energy for a simple harmonic oscillator with these practice problems.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hookes Law: Simulation
This seven-problem quiz/practice helps students understand what Hooke's law is and how to use it in hair simulation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Physics for High School
This digital textbook covers core physics concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, videos, and study guides.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Calculating Frequency for Harmonics of a Standing Wave
Practice calculating the oscillation frequency for different harmonics of a standing wave.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Standing Waves Review
Review key terms and skills related to standing waves including how to find standing wave harmonics.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Spring Mass Systems: Calc Frequency, Period, Mass, Spring Constant
Practice solving for the frequency, mass, period, and spring constant for a spring-mass system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Simple Harmonic Motion: Find Speed, Velocity, Displace From Graphs
Practice finding speed, velocity, and distance traveled for an oscillator from graphs of simple harmonic motion.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics: Harmonic Motion Study Guide
Explore and review harmonic motion with this illustrated guide.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Mechanical Vibrations
A collection of video lectures from a course on mechanical vibrations. Webpage includes forty lectures from a professor at the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. Lectures vary in length and cover topics like harmonic...