This document discusses the simple pendulum. It describes a simple pendulum as consisting of a mass suspended by a string of negligible mass, with the angle varying sinusoidally with time. The restoring force is proportional to the sine of the angle, allowing it to be treated mathematically similarly to a mass on a spring. The period of a pendulum depends only on its length. Several examples are provided to illustrate physical pendulums and calculating oscillation properties like period. Assumptions of the simple pendulum model are noted.