What you’ll learn3 learning objectivesChoose one objective for a focused lesson, or study the complete topic.17.3.1A resistive force acting on an oscillating system causes damping• understand that a resistive force acting on an oscillating system causes dampingSyllabus objective17.3.2The terms light, critical and heavy damping and sketch displacement–time• understand and use the terms light, critical and heavy damping and sketch displacement–time graphs illustrating these types of dampingSyllabus objective17.3.3Resonance involves a maximum amplitude of oscillations and that this occurs• understand that resonance involves a maximum amplitude of oscillations and that this occurs when an oscillating system is forced to oscillate at its natural frequencySyllabus objective