PART 1:

ANSWERS FOR THE PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS:

1)
Time /s Position
0.0333 0.705
0.0666 0.709
0.0999 0.708
0.1332 0.707
0.1665 0.698
0.1998 0.688
0.2331 0.676
0.2664 0.663


2)






FORMULAS USED FOR THE FOLLOWING CALCULATIONS AND DEDUCTIONS:
y = Asin(2ft + )
Where,
y = distance from the equilibrium position at time t

A = amplitude = maximum distance from equilibrium position

f = frequency = number of oscillations per second. An oscillation is one
complete back-and-forth motion

= angular frequency of the oscillation = 2xf

= initial phase angle

T = The period of the oscillation,
1
T
f
! .
dy
dt
= the velocity of the mass = cos A t + .
2
2
d y
dt
= the acceleration of the mass =
2
sin A t +


TIME VELOCITY
0.0333 0.0728
0.0666 0.0284
0.0999 -0.0391
0.1332 -0.1559
0.1665 -0.2664
0.1998 -0.3227
0.2331 -0.3674
0.0333 0.0728
Time Period (T)= x
2
x
1
(where x
1
and x
2
are the first two maximums of the graph )
f(frequency)= 1/T
For T= 0.93s,
f= 1/0.93 = 1.08 Hz

Finding the phase difference:
For t=0.93s
y ! A sin2
! (0.05) sin (2(0.93)(10) +
(0.05)/(0.05) = sin (2(0.93)(10) +
sin
-1
(1) = 2(0.93)(10) +
x/2 2 (0.93)(10) =
((1/2) 2(0.93) =
! l?lx
ANALYSIS:
1) -Both the graphs have the same shape, that is, they are both sinusoidal curves.
-They have different phase difference. They lag with each other with half a period.
2) When velocity is maximum, the mass is at equilibrium position and when velocity is zero,
the mass is at the maximum position.
3) Frequency and amplitude are correlated to each other. But ue to less no. of observations or
runs, there arent enough data to conclude this relationship.
4) Frequency is affected by the change of mass (as shown in the Data Table). Even though
the change in frequency isnt much in terms of value but there is still a change from 1.08 to 0.96
Hz.
5)
6) The model seems to fit the data really well as it shows tendency of accuracy, i.e, the points are
very close to the ones I obtained from the experiment.
7) If the parameter for A is doubled, the amplitude will also be doubled (The maximum and
minimum points in the graph)
8) If frequency is doubled, the model plot would change as it would become elongated or longer.
EXTENSIONS:
3) In order to find the relationship between the mass attached to the spring and the period of
its motion is by performing the above procedures (allowing the spring to undergo simple
harmonic motion) with different masses and drawing conclusions using graphs for the
corresponding observations.

PART II: ENERGY IN SHM
DATA COLLECTED:
Run Position Velocity Acceleration Kinetic
Energy
Potential
Energy
Total
Energy
Time
1 -0.093 0.4162 2.7758 0.017 0.044 0.061 0.02
2 -0.085 0.468 3.1315 0.022 0.037 0.059 0.04
3 -0.075 0.5419 3.2236 0.029 0.028 0.058 0.06
4 -0.063 0.6025 2.7805 0.036 0.02 0.056 0.08
5 -0.051 0.6517 2.3153 0.042 0.013 0.055 0.1

The spring constant k= 10.16 N/m
Graph for Position vs Velocity:


Graph for Kinetic Energy vs Time:

Graph for Elastic Potential Energy vs Time:

Analysis:
From the above graphs and observation, the position and energy can be written as a function of
time. The graphs for the kinetic energy and the elastic potential energy are the exact opposite of
each other. Maximum kinetic energy corresponds to minimum elastic potential energy. Kinetic
energy of a mass increases as it approaches the equilibrium position and decreases as it moves
away.