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Investigation into factors affecting the time period for oscillations in a mass-spring system.
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Investigation into factors affecting the time period for oscillations in a mass-spring system When a mass is attached to the end of a spring the downward force the mass applies on the spring will cause the spring to extend. We know from Hooke's law that the force exerted by the masses attached to the spring will be proportional to the amount the spring extends. F = kx When additional downward force is applied to the spring we can cause additional tension in the spring which, when released, causes the system to oscillate about a fixed equilibrium point. This is related to the law of conservation of energy. The stain energy in the spring is released as kinetic energy causing the mass to accelerate upwards. The acceleration due to gravity acting in the opposite direction is used as a restoring force which displaces the mass as far vertically as the initial amplitude applied to...
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