What makes the harmonic oscillator model applicable to a wide range of physical phenomena?
Why must the defining equation of simple harmonic motion take the form it does?
How can the energy and motion of an oscillation be analysed both graphically and algebraically?
How can greenhouse gases be modelled as simple harmonic oscillators?
How can circular motion be used to visualize simple harmonic motion?
How does damping affect periodic motion?
How can the understanding of simple harmonic motion apply to the wave model? (NOS)
What physical explanation leads to the enhanced greenhouse effect? (NOS)
conditions that lead to simple harmonic motion
the defining equation of simple harmonic motion
a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion can be described using time period T, frequency ƒ, angular frequency ω, amplitude, equilibrium position, and displacement
the time period in terms of frequency of oscillation and angular frequency as given by T = 1/ƒ = 2π/ω
the time period of a mass–spring system
the time period of a simple pendulum
a qualitative approach to energy changes during one cycle of an oscillation.
that a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion can be described using phase angle
that problems can be solved using the equations for simple harmonic motion listed in the data booklet.
