In Simple Harmonic Motion, does anyone know what the "w" mark means? Its a w with a small loop in the middle.?

Question

In Simple Harmonic Motion, does anyone know what the "w" mark means? Its a w with a small loop in the middle.?

Answer 1

Usually, that's omega, which is the angular frequency,

w=k/m=freq/(2PI)

It just shows basically how fast the thing is vibrating.

Answer 2

It is Omega, used to denote the angular frequency of the object which is in SHM.

Answer 3

You mean omega symbol? It means angular frequency. It equals 2*pi*f where f is frequency i.e. how many vibrations per unit time.

Answer 4

It symbolizes angular velocity. It's called omega in the Greek alphabet.