IB Physics SL C.1.3 Simple Harmonic Motion Quantities

Practise reading amplitude, period, frequency, equilibrium and displacement from descriptions or graphs while relating phase differences among displacement, velocity and…

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Objective
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Level
SL

Exam points

  • read amplitude from maximum displacement and calculate period from one complete repeating cycle
  • calculate average speed over a full oscillation as total distance 4A divided by period
  • state that acceleration is π out of phase with displacement and velocity differs by π/2

C.1.3—SHM quantities question 1

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State the amplitude of the oscillation.

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