Simple Harmonic Motion and Resonance

Free and Forced Vibrations, Resonance

Videos and Animations

Breaking a wine glass

Tacoma Narrows Bridge
On November 7, 1940, at approximately 11:00 am, the first Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge collapsed due to wind-induced vibrations

Class Activities

A lesson on Resonance
From the Institute of Physics

Barton's Pendulums
Recognise the lab? Watch the video and answer the questions

Barton's Pendulums
Questions for you to answer

Useful Websites

Resonance and damping
Excellent notes from University of Salford Acoustics Dept.

All about Bridges

SHM and Circular Motion
An excellent interactive site

Circular motion and SHM- the link!

Amplitude, Period, and Frequency
Homework activity: A simple animation with questions

Homework task
 Work through these four excellent pages adding to your notes- an illustrative summary of SHM. Then write down and explain three aspects of SHM you didn't know previously.