Simple Harmonic Motion Optical Illusion

This is just a simple visual representation of simple harmonic motion. Each of the orange balls moves in simple harmonic motion.

 

Tom Walsh —

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
circular  harmonic  illusion  motion  optical  oscillation  physics  simple 
Target Group (Age)
13 – 19+
Language
English
 
 
 
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