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STEMORIA scientific instrument
Explore ideal Hooke-law oscillation, period, phase, velocity, acceleration, and energy exchange.
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Manipulate
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Measure
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Interpret
Scientific viewport
Measured model and controls
Run, pause and scrub an ideal mass–spring oscillator while position, velocity, acceleration and kinetic/potential energy exchange remain tied to one simple-harmonic-motion model.
Oscillator paused
x
v
a
Motion graph
Active point · time (s) 0 · position / velocity 0.5
SHM model
x(t) = A cos(ωt)
ω = √(k/m)
ω = 4.4721 rad/s
T = 1.405 s
E = ½kA² = 2.5 J
Energy & state
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Total energy
Period
Interpretation
At the turning points the mass momentarily stops, so kinetic energy falls to zero while spring potential energy is maximum. At equilibrium the speed is largest and the ideal spring stores no elastic potential relative to that reference point.