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Unit 7: Oscillations

Frequency and Period of SHM

Relate period, frequency and angular frequency, use T = 2π√(m/k) and T = 2π√(ℓ/g), and predict how a period changes when mass, stiffness, length or g change.

Topic 7.2 · 9 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Physics C: Mechanics plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Period, frequency and angular frequency
  2. 02The period of an object on a spring
  3. 03The period of a simple pendulum
  4. 04Predicting changes and reading graphs
  5. 05Worked examples
  6. 06Where students lose points
  7. 07On the exam

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