5.4 - Resonance
Enroll to start learning
You’ve not yet enrolled in this course. Please enroll for free to listen to audio lessons, classroom podcasts and take practice test.
Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions
What happens when the driving frequency matches the natural frequency?
💡 Hint: Think about maximum energy transfer!
Name a common example of resonance.
💡 Hint: Think of musical instruments.
4 more questions available
Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What occurs at resonance?
💡 Hint: Think about energy transfer.
Is the natural frequency the same as the driving frequency at resonance?
💡 Hint: Consider what resonance means.
Get performance evaluation
Challenge Problems
Push your limits with advanced challenges
A guitar string vibrates at its natural frequency of 440 Hz. Describe how resonance could amplify its sound when played.
💡 Hint: Think about how the vibrations affect air molecules.
Analyze the consequences of resonance in a poorly designed building subjected to wind forces.
💡 Hint: Consider the effect of wind matching the building's natural frequency.
Get performance evaluation
Reference links
Supplementary resources to enhance your learning experience.