Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Lesson 16 (Simple Harmonic Motion) of Dianna's Intro Physics Class on Physics Girl. Never taken physics before? Want to learn the basics of physics? Need a review of AP Physics concepts before the exam? This course is for you!

Exercises in this video:
1. A. Find the length of a pendulum that swings with a period of 4.0 seconds on Earth.
B. What would the period be on the Moon?

2. A. Your 1000 kg car is bouncing up and down on its four identical suspension springs with a period of 1 second. What is the spring constant of those springs?
B. What would the period be on the Moon?

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Dianna Cowern - Executive Producer/Host/Writer
Jeff Brock - Lead Writer/Course Designer
Laura Chernikoff - Producer
Kaitlyn Today - Video Editor
Sophia Chen - Researcher/Writer
Erika K. Carlson - Researcher/Writer
Hope Butner - Production Assistant
Levi Butner - Videographer
Lauren Ivy - Set Design
Vanessa Hill - Consulting Producer
Aleeza McCant - Illustrator
Rachel Allen - Illustrator
Consultant - Kyle Kitzmiller
Lucy Brock, Samantha Ward - Curriculum Consultants
Cathy Cowern - Transcription