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Boston University Physics: Connection between Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion Model
written by Andrew Duffy
This computer model shows the the connection between uniform circular motion and simple harmonic motion by animating the movement of two spring/mass systems. Users can set amplitude, mass, and spring constant so the blocks have different angular frequencies. As the block/spring system moves, watch what happens to the corresponding circular motion animation. This connection is one way to justify the basic equation of motion for an object experiencing simple harmonic motion.  This equation also corresponds to one dimension of uniform circular motion.  In this simulation, the author goes beyond the equation to explore the phase angle. There are analogous equations for the velocity and the acceleration as a function of time.

The Connection between Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion model was created using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool.  It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive.  Double clicking the ejs_bu_reference_circle.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).
1 source code document is available
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Motion in Two Dimensions
= 2D Velocity
Oscillations & Waves
- Oscillations
= Simple Harmonic Motion
= Springs and Oscillators
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:
Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:
SHM, amplitude, circular, connection, harmonic, simple, spring motion
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created May 2, 2010 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:
June 2, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
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April 16, 2010
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A. Duffy, Computer Program BOSTON UNIVERSITY PHYSICS: CONNECTION BETWEEN CIRCULAR AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION MODEL (2010), WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10014&DocID=1651).
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A. Duffy, Computer Program BOSTON UNIVERSITY PHYSICS: CONNECTION BETWEEN CIRCULAR AND SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION MODEL (2010), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10014&DocID=1651>.
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Duffy, A. (2010). Boston University Physics: Connection between Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion Model [Computer software]. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10014&DocID=1651
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Duffy, Andrew. "Boston University Physics: Connection between Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion Model." https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10014&DocID=1651 (accessed 19 March 2024).
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Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics: Connection between Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion Model. Computer software. 2010. Java (JRE) 1.5. 19 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=10014&DocID=1651>.
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Is Based On Easy Java Simulations Modeling and Authoring Tool

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Is Supplemented By Boston University: Simple Harmonic Motion Lecture Notes

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