Vibrations and Waves

Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series xi

Author's Preface xiii

1 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION 1

1.1 Physical Characteristics of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 1

1.2 A Mass on a Spring 2

1.2.1 A mass on a horizontal spring 2

1.2.2 A mass on a vertical spring 5

1.2.3 Displacement, velocity and acceleration in simple harmonic motion 5

1.2.4 General solutions for simple harmonic motion and the phas...