💡This unit builds on Unit 2: Dynamics and Unit 4: Energy. Make sure you've covered those first!
Unit 6
〰️Simple Harmonic Motion
Oscillating systems: springs, pendulums, and the mathematics of periodic motion.
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Lessons
1
Introduction to Oscillations
What makes motion periodic and harmonic?
12 min→
2
Springs & Hooke's Law
F = -kx and spring-mass systems.
15 min→
3
Pendulum Motion
Why pendulums are so useful for timekeeping.
12 min→
4
Energy in SHM
How KE and PE swap back and forth in oscillations.
15 min→
Unit Quiz
AP-format questions: MC, multi-select, and free-response.