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Mass–Spring Oscillator Lab

A mass hangs from a vertical spring. Hooke's law sets the equilibrium stretch; pulling the mass down by an amplitude A and releasing gives simple harmonic motion. Displacement x is measured downward from equilibrium. g = 9.81 m/s2.

t = 0.000 s

x — displacement vs t

v — velocity vs t

KE PE Total — energy vs t

Data table

Try: record T for several masses, then plot T2 vs m. Press D to record.