OSCILLATION: REVISION NOTE
1. GENERAL CONCEPTS:
- Oscillation: Repetitive back-and-forth motion about mean position.
- Periodic Motion: Repeats at regular time intervals.
- Time Period (T): Time for one complete oscillation. Frequency (
- Amplitude (A): Maximum displacement from mean position.
2. SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION (SHM):
- Restoring Force: F -x F = -kx
- Acceleration: a -x a = - ²x
- Displacement: x(t) = A cos( t + ) or x(t) = A sin( t + )
- Velocity: v = ± (A² - x²)
- Time Period: T = 2 / , Angular Frequency: = 2 f
3. ENERGY IN SHM:
- Kinetic Energy: K (A² - x²) K = (1/2)m ²(A² - x²)
- Potential Energy: U x² U = (1/2)m ²x²
- Total Energy: E = (1/2)m ²A² (Constant)
4. SPECIFIC SYSTEMS:
- Mass-Spring System: T = 2 (m/k)
- Simple Pendulum: T = 2 (l/g)
- Physical Pendulum: T = 2 (I/mgh)
5. DAMPED OSCILLATION:
- Damping Force: F_d -v F_d = -bv
- Displacement: x(t) = A e^(- t) cos( 't + )
- Damped Frequency: ' = ( ² - ²)
6. FORCED OSCILLATION & RESONANCE:
- Driving Force: F = F cos( _d t)
- Amplitude: A 1/ (( ² - _d²)² + (2 _d)²)
- Resonance: Max amplitude when _d =
7. GRAPHS FOR REVISION:
- Displacement-Time: Sine or Cosine curve.
- Velocity-Time: 90° phase shift from displacement.
- Acceleration-Time: 180° phase shift from displacement.
- Energy-Time: K.E. and P.E. oscillate; total energy constant.
8. APPLICATIONS:
- Pendulums, Mass-Spring Systems, Tuning Forks, Seismographs, Shock