C1 interactive: Oscillations
It would be impossible to write an equation for the motion of a hummingbird about a woodland. There needs to be some pattern in the movement that we can replicate mathematically. Motion with constant acceleration has a simple pattern that can be modelled using linear and quadratic equations. Oscillations are more complex, but if we simplify the situation, we can see a pattern that can be modelled using a sinusoidal...