Tutorial #5

1. APF 3.15
2. APF 3.18
3. APF 3.19
4. Consider a massive spring of mass M and a point mass m attached to one end. The
other end is fixed on a wall. Find the expression the frequency of small oscillations
of the spring mass system. (Assume that different parts of the spring undergo
displacement that is proportional to the distance from a fixed end. If s is the distance
s
from the fixed end the displacement at s can be taken as x , where x is the
l
displacement at the end where mass m is fixed). Natural length of the spring is l and
the spring has uniform mass density.( Hint: Find the total mechanical energy of the
oscillator in terms of x ( t ) .