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Simple Harmonic Motion

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Differential Equations
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
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TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire Version
3.2
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS

Simple Harmonic Motion

Activity Overview

With an example of the motion of a child on a swing, the activity begins with the trigonometric function between time and displacement and differentiates up to acceleration.

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Differential Equations
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire Version
3.2
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS
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