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Physics 3: Vibrations and Waves

Oscillators, resonance, normal modes, waves and Fourier analysis.

Oscillators, resonance, normal modes, waves and Fourier analysis. Free courses and textbooks, a self-check for every unit, and real work confirmed by people. Course 3 of the Varsity Curriculum: Physics.

Part of: Physics · Proves for: UG

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Solve Differential Equations (MIT 18.03SC)

Maths you need first (reused; optional here).

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2 milestones

  1. 1Do the problem sets and write them up
  2. 2Model something real with an ODE
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Physics 3: Vibrations and Waves

Course 3: 3 units and your own piece.

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4 milestones

  1. 1Oscillators, damping and resonance
  2. 2Waves, sound and normal modes
  3. 3Electromagnetic waves
  4. 4Measure the speed of sound in a tube

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Free MIT course with lecture videos: vibrations, waves and optics.

Free open textbook (CC BY 4.0). Read chapters 15–17.

Free textbook series (CC BY-SA) with worked examples and answers to many problems.

Free to read online. Extra reading: oscillators, waves, sound and the optics chapters.