Columbia University Physics Lecture Demonstrations


Oscillations and Waves

3A - OSCILLATIONS

10. Pendula

3A10.1 Simple Pendulum

20. Springs and Oscillators

3A20.1 Mass on a Spring 3A20.2 Four Vibrating Masses

40. Simple Harmonic Motion

3A40.1 Circular Motion vs. Mass on a Spring 3A40.52 Simple Harmonic Motion with a Pasco Motion Sensor

60. Driven Mechanical Resonance

3A60.1 Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse - Video 3A60.2 Forced Mechanical Oscillator

70. Coupled Oscillators

3A70.1 Spring-Coupled Pendula 3A70.10 Wilberforce pendulum

75. Normal Modes

3A75.1 Spring-Coupled Pendula 3A75.10 Coupled harmonic oscillators (Normal modes)

80. Lissajous Figures

3A80.1 Lissajous Figures on the Oscilloscope

95. Nonlinear Systems

3A95.45 Jump phenomena 3A95.50 Double Pendula 3A95.60 Parametric resonance of a pendulum