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Explore a damped, driven spring-mass oscillator and watch its response curve build up in real time as you sweep the driving frequency toward resonance. Switch to a coupled chain of 2 to 8 masses and click through their normal modes to see pure, isolated vibration patterns. A live resonance plot tracks amplitude against frequency so the abstract "peak near natural frequency" idea becomes something you can actually watch happen.
Spring-Mass Resonance is an interactive learning tool on VTC. Explore a damped, driven spring-mass oscillator and watch its response curve build up in real time as you sweep the driving frequency toward resonance. Switch to a coupled chain of 2 to 8 masses and click through their normal modes to see pure, isolated vibration patterns. A live resonance plot tracks amplitude against frequency so the abstract "peak near natural frequency" idea becomes something you can actually watch happen. It runs in your web browser and is free to use, and suits students, teachers and self-learners.
Who it's for: Students, teachers and self-learners
Spring-Mass Resonance is an interactive learning tool on VTC. Explore a damped, driven spring-mass oscillator and watch its response curve build up in real time as you sweep the driving frequency toward resonance. Switch to a coupled chain of 2 to 8 masses and click through their normal modes to see pure, isolated vibration patterns.
Yes. The VTC app catalog lists Spring-Mass Resonance at no cost, and it runs in your web browser with nothing to install.
It is aimed at students, teachers and self-learners. To start, open https://springmass.apps.vtc.com in your browser.