| Summary: | |
| Period of oscillation T = 2π√ | m |
| k | |
| where m = mass and k = spring constant.
As mass increases, period increases. As spring constant increases, period decreases. |
| At highest point:
Kinetic Energy = 0 Gravitational Potential Energy = mg2x Elastic Potential Energy = ½k(e - x)2 Total Energy = ½k(e + x)2 At equilibrium position: Kinetic Energy = ½mv2 Gravitational Potential Energy = mgx Elastic Potential Energy = ½ke2 Total Energy = ½k(e + x)2 At lowest point: Kinetic Energy = 0 Gravitational Potential Energy = 0 Elastic Potential Energy = ½k(e + x)2 Total Energy = ½k(e + x)2 |