1. Oscillatory motion is a periodic motion that repeats itself after a definite time interval called the period. Linear simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) is the linear periodic motion of a body where the restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement from the mean position.
2. The differential equation of S.H.M is the second derivative of displacement (x) plus the angular frequency (ω) squared times x equals zero. The expressions for displacement, velocity, and acceleration of a particle in S.H.M involve sinusoidal and cosine functions of angular frequency times time.
3. The amplitude is the maximum displacement, the period is the time for one oscillation, and the frequency is