Periodic Motion

Periodic Motion

When something is periodic what does this mean to you and give an example.

Periodic Motion

• Any motion that repeats itself over and over. Cyclical motion-constant repeated motion

• Period- T - time required for one cycle of the motion

• Frequency- 1/period- 1/T

• freqency is in hertz(Hz) cycle/second

After walking up a flight of stairs, you take your pulse and observe 82 heartbeats in a minute. a) what is the frequency of your heartbeat, in hertz? b) what is the period of your heartbeat, in seconds?

A bird flaps its wings 5 times a second. What are the frequency and period of this motion?