A harmonic oscillator has a mass m = 0.300 kg and a force constant k = 155

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A harmonic oscillator has a mass m = 0.300 kg and a force constant k = 155 N m−1:
(a) Find the period and the frequency of oscillation.
(b) Find the value of the friction constant ζ necessary to produce critical damping with this oscillator. Find the value of the constant λ1.
(c) Construct a graph of the position of the oscillator as a function of t for the initial conditions z(0) = 0, vz(0) = 0.100 m s−1.

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