Topics covered: Concepts covered in this lecture begin with the restoring force of a spring (Hooke's Law) which leads to an equation of motion that is characteristic of a simple harmonic oscillator (SHO). Using the small angle approximation, a similar expression is reached for a pendulum.
Instructor/speaker: Prof. Walter Lewin
Date recorded: October 1, 1999
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Introduction video for Physics III: Vibrations and Waves In addition to the traditional topics of mechanical vibrations and waves, coupled oscillators, and electro-magnetic radiation, students will also learn about musical instruments, red sunsets, glories, coronae, ...
Topics covered: The concepts introduced are: work, conservative forces, potential energy, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, and Newton's law of universal gravitation. Instructor/speaker: Prof. Walter Lewin Date recorded: October 4, 1999
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