http://www.ck12.org Chapter 11. Simple Harmonic Motion Version 2
11.3 Key Equations and Definitions
Period Equations
T=^1 f Period is the inverse of frequency
Tspring= 2 π
√
m
k
Period of massmon a spring with constantk
Tpendulum= 2 π
√
L
g
Period of a pendulum of lengthL
Kinematics of SHM
{
x(t) =x 0 +Acos 2πf(t−t 0 ) Position of an object in SHM of AmplitudeA
v(t) =− 2 πf Acos 2πf(t−t 0 ) Velocity of an object in SHM of AmplitudeA