🔧 Spring-Mass System

Explore damped and driven oscillations with adjustable parameters

Difficulty: ● Easy

📐 Physics Formulas
F = -kx - bv
Force (spring + damping)
ω₀ = √(k/m)
Natural frequency
T = 2π/ω
Period of oscillation
📚 Key Concepts
  • Underdamped: oscillates with decreasing amplitude
  • Critically damped: returns to equilibrium fastest
  • Overdamped: slowly returns without oscillating
  • Driving force can cause resonance
  • Energy dissipates through damping
🔬 Try This
  • Set damping to 0 for perpetual oscillation
  • Increase damping until oscillations stop
  • Match driving frequency to natural frequency
  • Compare different mass values
  • Observe energy transfer in the graph
⚙️ Parameters
Mass 1.0 kg
Spring Constant 50 N/m
Damping Coefficient 0.5 kg/s
Initial Displacement 100 px
Driving Force Amplitude 0 N
Driving Frequency 1.0 Hz
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Natural Freq (Hz)