S17 Class 17: Oscillators and Poincaré Maps

 

Before class, watch the lecture material linked below and do the activity posted on Piazza.
Post at least one question or comment on Piazza (access via Canvas or directly).  See "Check Yourself" Q1 for details.
Check yourself via the Class 17 Check Yourself on Canvas (Due by 11:59pm on Tues Mar 28th)
In class, we'll work on related ideas: (activity will be posted)
After class, complete the homework (problems due Friday Apr 7th)
 
Video summary:
Steve's description of coupled oscillators, and two videos on Poincaré maps (see V04, V05).
Book sections: 8.6-7
50 min total
 
Video details:
V01 (St)  |  Coupled oscillators  (44:39 to 55:17)  |  11 min
V02 (St)  |  Periodic case  (55:17  to 1:03:08)  |  8 min
V03 (St)  |  Quasiperiodic case  (1:04:46 to end)  |  12 min
V04 (Sa)  |  Intro to Poincaré maps (All)  |  7 min
V05 (Sa)  |  Example for Poincaré map  (All)  |  12 min