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Physics: Masses and Springs

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Topics

- Periodic Motion
- Hooke's Law
- Conservation of Energy
- Newton's Laws
- Measurement
- Vectors

Learning Goals

- Determine the factors which affect the period of oscillation
- Find the value of g on Planet X
- Design an experiment to determine the mass of an unknown object
- Describe the relationship between the velocity and acceleration vectors, and their relationship to motion, at various points in the oscillation
- Explain how the free-body diagram of the mass changes throughout its oscillation
- Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy using kinetic, elastic potential, gravitational potential, and thermal energy

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