2nd year of post-compulsory secondary education
Simple Harmonic Movement
Carlos Campos Álvarez
SHM 
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2.2 Velocity in the S.H.M.

The velocity of a moving body which describes an S.H.M. is obtained from the derivative of the position with respect to time:    
 
             

              

If we again keep to the simplest case, in which the phase difference φ= 0 , the equation is simplified:                         

                  


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Introduction
Definitions
Representing the S.H.M.
The kinematics of an S.H.M.
Position
Velocity
Acceleration
S.H.M. and Uniform Circular Movement
Phase
Conclusions
The dynamics of an S.H.M.
Elastic force
Frequency
Conclusions
The energy of an S.H.M.
Conservation of energy
Graphic representation
Conclusions
Evaluation