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A well presented page describing how a playground swing works.
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The Physics of Everyday Stuff - Swings
Swings and the flying trapeze are examples of one of the classic problems of physics: the pendulum. This page covers this comparison in detail.
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Swing
A simulation demonstrating the stresses and strains on a garden swing structure. Requires download of materialworlds simulation environment.
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Amusement Park Physics - Pendulum
Discussion of pendulum fairground rides that act a lot like swings.
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Resonant Frequency
This Hyperphysics page discusses resonance and resonant frequencies. Includes the example of a child's swing.
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Oscillator
Simple Pendulum simulator. Users can vary amplitude, mass, length and gravity of the system to see how it changes the time it takes the pendulum to swing (period).
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Coupled Resonant Pendulums
Every pendulum has a natural or resonant frequency, which is the number of times the pendulum swings back and forth per second. The resonant frequency depends on the pendulum's length. Longer ...
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