1. the simple pendulum
Now I shall see how Newton changed our understanding of the Universe by enumerating his Three Laws of Motion: Newton's first law of motion; "every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an external force is applied to it."" ... A good example of this sort of oscillation would be a large Earthquake, where the Earth is set into its natural oscillations. ... The pendulum is an example of the simplest type of harmonic motion called simple harmonic motion (SHM). ... As seen with the example of SHM already, namely the spring with a mass at the end...
- Word Count: 5681
- Approx Pages: 23
- Grade Level: High School