Vibrations & Waves

Learning Targets

• Recognize examples of simple harmonic motion.

• Identify and describe Hooke's law.

• Solve problems involving Hooke's law.

• Identify and describe the restoring force and acceleration during simple harmonic motion in relation to maximum displacement and the equilibrium position.

• Solve problems involving the period of simple harmonic motion.

• Recognize that waves carry energy from place to place without displacing matter.

• Describe the measurable properties of waves and describe the relationship among them.

• Distinguish between a transverse and longitudinal wave.

• Describe the properties of a standing wave.

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