Harmonic Oscillator Course
Gain mastery over harmonic oscillators, progressing from basic principles to practical applications. Derive and solve simple harmonic motion equations, explore damping and resonance effects, calculate transmissibility ratios, and confidently design vibration isolation solutions using realistic parameters, numerical simulations, and rigorous physics validations to ensure optimal performance in real-world scenarios.

4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?
This course provides a quick, hands-on journey from fundamental mass-spring systems to advanced topics like damping, resonance, and vibration isolation design. Learners will derive and solve key differential equations, understand angular frequency, period, energy, and phase, tackle numerical examples, validate outcomes, and use transmissibility and frequency response methods to assess and refine practical systems with assured parameter selection.
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Develop Skills
- Model SHM systems by deriving mass-spring equations and solving for displacement with initial conditions.
- Analyse damping effects to quickly compute decay times, damped frequencies, quality factors, and damping ratios.
- Design vibration isolators by assessing transmissibility curves, frequency responses, and cutoff frequencies.
- Optimise system parameters by adjusting mass, stiffness, and damping for desired resonance, decay, and performance.
- Validate solutions through sanity checks, limiting cases, and dimensional analysis like an expert.
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