THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
 
Science 1 Physics Assignment # 7:
 
Harmonic Motion
 
Wed. 1 Nov. 2000 -- finish by Wed. 8 Nov.

Washboard Road:
An 800 kg car carrying four 50 kg passengers travels a ``washboard road'' with bumps 2 m apart. The worst ``bumpiness'' occurs at a speed of 10 m/s.

1.

What is the resonant frequency   $\omega_\circ$  of the loaded car on its spring suspension?

2.

The car now stops and the 4 people get out. How far does the car rise on its springs?
(Assume that all the springs are identical and are evenly loaded.)

...and Tipler Ch. 14:

(4$^{\rm th}$ Edition) problems 93, 102, 105, 110, 119 and 125