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Vibrations and Waves
George King
Wiley
ISBN: 978-1-118-68178-7

Homeworks	Solution Keys
Homework 1	Solution Key 1
Homework 2	Solution Key 2
Homework 3	Solution Key 3
Homework 4	Solution Key 4
Midterm	Midterm
Homework 5	Solution Key 5
Homework 6	Solution Key 6
Homework 7	Solution Key 7
Homework 8	Solution Key 8
Final	Final

Lectures	Recitations
Lecture 1: Simple Harmonic Motion	Recitation 1: Why Vibrations and Waves Matter
Lecture 2: The Pendulum and the LC Circuit	Recitation 2: Simple Harmonic Motion in Action
Lecture 3: Damped and Driven Harmonic Oscillator	Recitation 3: Damped Harmonic Motion - I
Lecture 4: Three Cases of Damped Motion	Recitation 4: Damped Harmonic Motion - II
Lecture 5: Steady State Motion of a Forced Damped Harmonic Oscillator	Recitation 5: Forced Harmonic Motion
Lecture 6: Energy and Power Dissipation; Coupled Oscillators	Recitation 6: Forced Harmonic Motion in Action
Lecture 7: Solving the Coupled Oscillator Equation	Recitation 7: Coupled Oscillators
Lecture 8: Forced Coupled Oscillation; Traveling Waves	Recitation 8: Coupled Oscillations in Action
Lecture 9: "The" Wave Equation and a Vibrating String	Recitation 9: The Phenomenon of Wave Propagation
Lecture 10: Where Things Begin and End Boundary Conditions and Discontinuities	Recitation 10: Continuum Normal Modes and Standing Waves
Lecture 11: Standing Waves	Recitation 11: Fourier Analysis in Action
Lecture 12: Fourier Analysis and then More Dimensions	Recitation 12: Standing Waves and Boundary Conditions in Two Dimensions
Lecture 13: Standing Waves Demonstrated and Analysis of the Circular Drumhead	Recitation 13: Interference and Sound Channels
Lecture 14: Interference of Waves and Electromagnetic Waves	Recitation 14: Interference in Action
Lecture 15: Polarization; Huygen’s Principle; Diffraction	Recitation 15: Polarization
Lecture 16: Double Slits and Circular Apertures	Recitation 16: Introduction to Dispersion of Waves
Lecture 17: Fresnel Diffraction, then on to Dispersion	Recitation 17: Thanksgiving: A Glimpse into the Heart of Physics
Lecture 18: Dispersion Demonstrated	Recitation 18: Final Review
Lecture 19: The Bandwidth Theorem

Lectures & Recitations Playlist

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