PhET Simulation: Masses & Springs

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This simulation provides a realistic virtual mass-and-spring laboratory. Users can explore spring motion by manipulating stiffness of the spring, the hanging mass, the initial pull, damping (friction) and gravity. Energy charts are provided for energy analysis of the system. This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET).

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https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/masses-and-springs

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Work and Energy Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations = Damped Oscillators = Hooke's Law = Simple Harmonic Motion = Springs and Oscillators	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2005 PHET; University of Colorado at Boulder
Additional information is available.
Keywords:: Hooke's Law, damping, elastic potential energy, friction, harmonic oscillation, simple harmonic motion, spring constant, springs
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created April 26, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 3, 2006
Other Collections:: The PSRC

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Con.B: Physical Science

5-8: Motion & Forces
9-12: Motions & Forces
9-12: Conservation of Energy & Increase in Disorder

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