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Spring Mass System Simulator

A mass hangs from a spring and oscillates. The spring pulls back with a force proportional to how far it is stretched (Hooke's law), and that linear restoring force is exactly what produces simple harmonic motion. Change the mass, the spring constant or the damping and watch the period and decay respond.

Key formulas

$F = -k\,x$
Hooke's law
$F$
Spring forceN
$k$
Spring constantN/m
$x$
Displacement from rest lengthm
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$\omega = \sqrt{\dfrac{k}{m}}$
Angular frequency of a mass on a spring
$\omega$
Angular frequencyrad/s
$k$
Spring constantN/m
$m$
Masskg
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$T = 2\pi\sqrt{\dfrac{m}{k}}$
Period of a mass on a spring
$T$
Periods
$m$
Masskg
$k$
Spring constantN/m
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Spring Mass System Simulator

Key formulas

Hooke's law

Angular frequency of a mass on a spring

Period of a mass on a spring

What you can change

Key concepts

Spring Mass System Simulator

Key formulas

Hooke's law

Angular frequency of a mass on a spring

Period of a mass on a spring

What you can change

Key concepts

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