Homework for E block class (and for C block class after Sep 28)

For NEXT class (E), answer these questions and expect to turn them in. You may use your notes, but NOT any other web resources.

1. What exactly is simple about the simple pendulum? What assumptions are made?

2. What is the connection between an oscillator (such as a pendulum or mass on a spring) and a wave?

3. If you have a simple pendulum that is 3-m long, what is its period of oscillation?

4. How long must a pendulum be so that it has a 0.25-s period?

5. What is the theoretical shape of a graph of period vs. length (for a simple pendulum)?

THIS IS DUE NEXT CLASS, TO BE HANDED IN SEPTEMBER 30.