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Restoring Forces: Springs and Oscillations

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Springs are among the most useful tools you’ll come across, especially for creating interesting physics effects. A great many systems can be modeled using springs and spring-like motion. Therefore, learning the basics of spring motion is time well spent. But beware: springs are strangely addictive!

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Ramtal, D., Dobre, A. (2014). Restoring Forces: Springs and Oscillations. In: Physics for JavaScript Games, Animation, and Simulations. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-6338-8_8

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