5: Applications of Linear Second Order Equations
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In this Chapter, we study applications of linear second order equations.
- 5.1: Spring Problems I
- about spring--mass systems.
- 5.2: Spring Problems II
- about spring--mass systems.
- 5.3: The RLC Circuit
- This section is about RLC circuits, the electrical analogs of spring-mass systems.
- 5.4: Motion Under a Central Force
- This section is about motion of an object under a central force, which is particularly relevant in the space age, since, for example, a satellite moving in orbit subject only to Earth's gravity is experiencing motion under a central force.
Thumbnail: A series RLC network: a resistor, an inductor, and a capacitor. Image used with permission (CC BY-SA 3.0; Spinningspark at Wikipedia)