| Product Name: |
SHM |
| Level: |
a Year 12 class/ First Year Tertiary |
| Platform: |
Macintosh® |
| Supplied Information: |
SHM - covers the basic descriptions of frequency, amplitude, angular frequency, phase, phase difference, wavelength. |
| Possible Use: |
This product is suitable for a Year 12 class/ First Year Tertiary courses for use by students without supervision. This product could be used for for 5-10 minutes. |
| Price: |
Freeware |
| Developer/s: |
Suzanne Hogg, UTS Applied Physics |
| Review: |
SHM is a neat little program for illustrating the basics of simple harmonic motion, namely amplitude, frequency and phase (initial position). An arm swings around in a circle, tracing out a sinusoidal curve on a graph. The user selects the circleís size (amplitude of the curve), frequency of rotation and the starting position (phase). The simple but effective graphical display allows the user to relate oscillation in a simple system to sinusoidal plots, relate frequency to wavelength, and other basic concepts of simple harmonic motion. Used for high school revision and as a remedial tool for first year students, SHM is an ideal ëplay with it yourselfí program or a 5-10 minute lecture demonstration. The only drawback is that it wonít run on system 7.+. |
|
Mick Pope, UniServe Science, PhySciCH@extro.ucc.su.oz.au |
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| Supplier: |
Suzanne Hogg, UTS Applied Physics, University of Technology, Sydney |
|
S.Hogg@uts.edu.au |
| Date Record Last Modified: |
6/1/97 |
