TY - BOOK AU - Butikov,Eugene I. TI - Simulations of oscillatory systems: with award-winning software, Physics of oscillations SN - 9781498707688 U1 - 530.416 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Boca Raton : PB - CRC Press, KW - Oscillations KW - Computer simulation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Free oscillations of a linear oscillator -- 2. Torsion spring oscillator with dry friction -- 3. Forced oscillations in a linear system -- 4. Square-wave excitation of a linear oscillator -- 5. Parametric excitation of oscillations -- 6. Sinusoidal modulation of the parameter -- 7. Free oscillations of the rigid pendulum -- 8. Rigid planar pendulum under sinusoidal forcing -- 9. Pendulum with a square-wave modulated length -- 10. Rigid pendulum with oscillating pivot -- 11. Torsion pendulum with dry and viscous damping N2 - This book provides a hands-on way of visualizing and understanding the fundamental concepts of the physics of oscillations. Both the book and software are designed as exploration-oriented supplements for courses in general physics and the theory of oscillations ER -