Chapter 8
Restoring Forces: Springs and Oscillations
Springs are among the most useful tools you’ll come across, especially when it comes to creating interesting physics effects. A great many systems can be modeled using springs and spring-like motion. Therefore, learning the basics of spring motion is time well spent. But beware: springs are strangely addictive!
Topics covered in this chapter include the following:
- Free oscillations: An object will oscillate under the action of a spring force, also known as a restoring force.
- Damped oscillations: Damping dissipates the energy of oscillations so that they die out with time.
- Forced oscillations ...
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