What are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?

What are application and uses of S.H.M (Simple harmonic motion) in daily life? I mean why is it necessary to learn this topic?What are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?You can easily calculate the time period of a motion

You can get the equation of motion

finding velocity and acceleration at any x becomEs easy.

Eg pendulum

If u go by newton laws of motion, it will take a lot of time and its tiresome

But using SHM, u will do it easily.



eg circular motion, spring-block system.What are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?
U really ask two(2) separate questions.

applications and uses of SHM in daily life?



isn't the turning of wheel/s, a form of SHM?

any point on a turning wheel {except its center} exhibits SHM wrst wheel's center,

so how many uses do U have for a wheel in a given day?

suspensions of vehicles exhibit damped SHM

our electric power comes from SHM of generators, and exhibits the traits of such



Now as to why it is necessary to learn this topic...I suppose U could say.. it isn't !

I expect one could go thru an entire life and not need to know a thing about SHM..

but

if one has made the decision to take 1st year physics (an elective?) why not do so

by learning every topic as well as one can? The value is not so much in knowing the

material (it is ALL at a very ELEMENTARY level) but more in learning "how to" and

what U personally like %26amp; dislike. ie "know thyself" a Socrates statement I think :%26gt;)What are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?Like many things you learn various concepts but unless you pursue a particular career, you never use then. You can say this about many subjects, not only SHM.



If you become an engineer, SHM is very important in order to understand the dynamics of some systems (e.g. car suspension). If you become an accountant, you'll never find a use for SHM.



The same goes for any topic. Why learn to solve simultaneous equations if you are going to be a musician?



Most of the things we learn aren't useful, but the act of learning trains us to be able to cope with unfamiliar and difficult problems later in life. So the process of learning about something and struggling to grasp it is more important than the material itself.What are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?
There is a simple relation between SHM and sine wave.So all sound waves,electromagnetic waves,Shock Absorbers,Clocks,Musical Instruments all need the knowledge of SHM.Also any periodic motion can be considered as the superposition of multiple harmonics,Also called Fourier Analysis.

IVANWhat are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?Some sorts of gravimeters rely on simple harmonic motion to detect differences in the value of g at that location. These 'gravity surveys' are used extensively in the oil/mining industries to try and locate oil/precious metals.What are applications of Simple Harmonic Motion in daily life?
Car shocks

Grandfather clocks

Curiosity of nerdy little kid on a swing!!

Electricity