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Lecture 2

The document discusses sinusoidal functions and harmonic motion. It introduces sinusoidal functions like sine and cosine, which repeat every 2π. It describes how to define a sine function that starts at a phase other than zero, such as -1/4π or 1/4π. The document also examines simple harmonic motion, where the restoring force is proportional to displacement. It draws an analogy between the equations of motion for a pendulum with small oscillations and that of a mass on a spring, showing they take the same form.

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Lecture 2

The document discusses sinusoidal functions and harmonic motion. It introduces sinusoidal functions like sine and cosine, which repeat every 2π. It describes how to define a sine function that starts at a phase other than zero, such as -1/4π or 1/4π. The document also examines simple harmonic motion, where the restoring force is proportional to displacement. It draws an analogy between the equations of motion for a pendulum with small oscillations and that of a mass on a spring, showing they take the same form.

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F F F F

X=0
x=-A
x=0
x x=+A
x=0

x
x=-A x=+A

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For φ = 0
Note that the functions sin and cos repeat every 2π. The argument of these
functions is called the phase.
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What if we want a sine function, but would like it to start at ¼ π instead of zero?

What if we want a sine function, but would like it to start at -¼ π instead of zero?
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For φ = 0
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ω π

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No gravity…
θ
ℓ

s x

mg
For small θ:
θ
• θ

• θ
θ
ℓ

s x

mg
For small θ:
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π
• r
θ
s

π
• θ

π
θ
ℓ

s x

mg
For small θ:

Same form as mass-spring!


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