Book:D.S. Jones/Electrical & Mechanical Oscillations

Subject Matter

 * Physics

Contents

 * Preface


 * 1. Equilibrium
 * 1.1 Introduction
 * 1.2 The equilibrium of a conservative system with one degree of freedom
 * 1.3 Stability
 * 1.4 The principle of virtual work
 * Exercises


 * 2. Harmonic Oscillations
 * 2.1 The motion of a conservative system near equilibrium
 * 2.2 Examples
 * 2.3 Forced oscillations
 * Exercises


 * 3. The Effect of Friction
 * 3.1 Introduction
 * 3.2 Free oscillations with viscous damping
 * 3.3 Forced oscillations with viscous damping
 * 3.4 The production of heat
 * 3.5 Frequency measurement
 * 3.6 Forces due to mountings
 * 3.7 Amplitude measurement
 * 3.8 Operational solution
 * Exercises


 * 4. Electrical Circuits
 * 4.1 The fundamental circuit elements
 * 4.2 Kirchhoff's laws
 * 4.3 The electro-mechanical analogy
 * 4.4 Complex impedances
 * 4.5 Operational impedances
 * Exercises


 * 5. Non-Linear Oscillations
 * 5.1 Introduction
 * 5.2 The phase plane
 * 5.3 Equilibrium
 * 5.4 Slightly non-linear damping
 * 5.5 Relaxation oscillations
 * 5.6 Forced oscillations
 * Exercises


 * Answers to Exercises


 * Index



Source work progress
* : Chapter $1$: Equilibrium: $1.1$ Introduction