
Explain why the motion of someone jumping up and down on a trampoline is not simple harmonic motion. (Their feet lose contact with the trampoline during each bounce.)

Important Questions on Oscillations
Use the graphs shown in Figure to determine the values of the following quantities:
Amplitude

Use the graphs shown in Figure to determine the values of the following quantities: Time period

Use the graphs shown in Figure to determine the values of the following quantities:
Maximum velocity

Use the graphs shown in Figure to determine the values of the following quantities:
Find the maximum acceleration

State at what point in an oscillation the oscillator has zero velocity but positive acceleration.

Look at the graph of Figure (a). When , what is the gradient of the graph? State the velocity at this instant.

Figure shows the displacement-time graph for an oscillating mass. Use the graph to determine the following quantities the velocity in when .
A displacement-time graph for an oscillating mass.

Figure shows the displacement-time graph for an oscillating mass. Use the graph to determine the following quantities:
The maximum velocity in
A displacement-time graph for an oscillating mass.
