Non-Linear Vibrations

Subject:

Mechanical Engineering (ME)

Catalog number:

711

Unit weight:

0.50

Meet type:

LEC

Grading basis:

NUM

Cross-listing(s):

N/A

Requisites:

N/A

Description:

Review of linear systems; free and forced vibrations; conservation systems; general autonomous systems; equilibrium and periodic solutions, linearization and Lyapunov stability criteria; Poincare-Bendixon theorem; quantitative analysis of weakly nonlinear systems in free and forced vibrations using perturbation methods; bifurcations and chaos in dynamical systems. This course will use computer programs (such as MAPLE and MATLAB) for simulation and analysis.

Topic titles:

N/A

Faculty:

Engineering (ENG)

Academic level:

GRD

Course ID:

001877