Circular Motion and Oscillations · Autumn Term
Damping and Resonance
Exploration of how energy is dissipated in real world systems and the effects of external driving forces.
Key Questions
- 1How can engineers use damping to prevent structural failure during earthquakes?
- 2What happens to the amplitude of a system when the driving frequency matches the natural frequency?
- 3How would an engineer apply resonance to optimize the performance of a radio receiver?
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
A-Level: Physics - OscillationsA-Level: Physics - Resonance and Damping
Year: Year 13
Subject: Physics
Unit: Circular Motion and Oscillations
Period: Autumn Term
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