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In this course, oscillations and waves are discussed in detail, because of their importance for fundamental and applied physics. This chapter starts with a discussion of the so-called "linear" (or "harmonic") oscillator, whose differential equation of motion is linear and hence allows the full analytical solution, and then proceed to "nonlinear" and parametric systems whose dynamics may be only explored by either approximate analytical or numerical methods.

5.1: Free and Forced Oscillations
5.2: Weakly Nonlinear Oscillations
5.3: Reduced Equations
5.4: Self-oscillations and Phase Locking
5.5: Parametric Excitation
5.6: Fixed Point Classification
5.7: Numerical Approaches
5.8: Harmonic and Subharmonic Oscillations
5.9: Exercise Problems

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