Experiment with a spring that is connected to a wall to see what happens to the oscillation when you change the mass, spring stiffness, or damping. Students can also change the starting position. Site includes equations to help students understand what is happening in the simulation. Scroll down to see information about the math behind the simulation and some suggested exercises.

Concepts

oscillation, spring

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Additional Tags

physics simulation, myphysicslab, myphysicslab: single spring, myphysicslab: single spring/ohio p.e.2, ohio p.e.2, energy in springs, periodic motion

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice