A basic pendulum is a mass at the end of a string that swings back and forth. It seems simple, and it appears in most introductory physics textbooks. But it's not a trivial problem to solve for the ...

Looking back at part I of this idea, I don't think I did a very good job. Let me summarize the key things I wanted to say: Normally, there are two ways of modeling the motion of an object: Calculating ...

A pendulum is a very simple physical system: a mass attached to a string or rod that can swing freely under the action of gravity. When the pendulum is displaced slightly from its resting position and ...