These seven Maple lessons teach
the theory of damped oscillations and vibrations. The course gives
special attention to non-periodic external forcing functions, and
gives a thorough treatment of phase curves.
The lessons are appropriate for upper-level undergraduate physics
courses.
Dr. Alexei V. Tikhonenko of The
Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, Russia, developed the lessons.
"Without the Maple software, we would have to spend weeks generating the equations of motion for every experiment. Then the chances that we did it right would basically be near zero. There would always be a mistake somewhere. It is very difficult to set up a dynamic motion model by hand." - Jean-Claude PiedBeouf, Ph.D Manager of Robotics, Canadian Space Agency
"Its very good - highly accurate and easy to use. The speed of Maple allows me to change equations and quickly reintegrate them into the application, so more possibilities can be explored to achieve the precise effect desired." Shawn Neely, Senior R & D Director for PDI/Dreamworks
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