For a mass on a spring, this is determined by the size of the mass and the stiffness of the spring; a stiffer spring has a higher natural frequency as we saw in the previous chapter. The frequency of ...For a mass on a spring, this is determined by the size of the mass and the stiffness of the spring; a stiffer spring has a higher natural frequency as we saw in the previous chapter. The frequency of this periodic driving force is called the driving frequency, f which is totally independent of the natural frequency (we can push our mass on a spring at a frequency different from the frequency at which it wants to vibrate).
