4 - Damped Harmonic Oscillator
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What is damping?
💡 Hint: Think of a swinging object losing height over time.
List the types of damping.
💡 Hint: Focus on the adjectives that describe how the system behaves.
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What happens to the amplitude of a damped harmonic oscillator over time?
💡 Hint: Consider the effects of air resistance and friction.
True or False: An overdamped system will oscillate.
💡 Hint: Think about the motion's characteristics.
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If a damped harmonic oscillator has a natural frequency of 10 rad/s and a damping coefficient that leads to Q=2, calculate the damping coefficient.
💡 Hint: Remember to rearrange the Q Formula.
A mass on a spring undergoes underdamped oscillation with an amplitude that decreases from 10 cm to 5 cm in 5 seconds. Calculate the decay constant γ.
💡 Hint: Use logarithms to isolate γ.
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