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Simple harmonic oscillator (SHO): spring-mass system illustrating simple harmonic motion
Simple harmonic motion: position
x
(
t
) (solid curve), equilibrium position
(dotted line), amplitude
A
(vertical dashed line), time elapsed since the most recent maximum
as appears in the definition of the initial phase
(horizontal dashed arrow).
Right triangle for deriving trigonometric identities
Argand diagram: connecting real and imaginary parts to amplitude and phase of a complex number
Damped, driven simple harmonic oscillator: spring-mass system with an external driving force and damping
Amplitude (A) of driven, damped harmonic oscillator as a function of drive angular frequency (w)
Initial phase (phi) of driven, damped harmonic oscillator as a function of drive frequency (w)
Tomas Arias
Thu Sep 13 15:07:04 EDT 2001
(dotted line), amplitude A (vertical
dashed line), time elapsed since the most recent maximum 
as
appears in the definition of the initial phase 
(horizontal
dashed arrow).