Computerized experiments with a tuning fork

Computerized experiments are described for teaching free and forced oscillations of a tuning fork, as well as the transient process when establishing steady forced oscillations. With positive feedback, it is easy to generate continuous oscillations. The advantage of employing a tuning fork is that the short transient allows one to significantly decrease the time of the experiments and to use them as classroom demonstrations. The experiments might be used instead of similar experiments with a pendulum.