Mistake Master · AP Physics C · Unit 7 · Topic 7.3 · Step-Through Animation

One Function and Its Derivatives

Simple harmonic motion is a single function — x(t) = A cos(ωt + φ) — and its calculus. Differentiate once for velocity, twice for acceleration; each derivative pulls down a factor of ω and slides the curve a quarter cycle. Stack all three on one clock and the whole choreography reads at a glance.

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