École Polytechnique
Fundamentals of waves and vibrations
École Polytechnique

Fundamentals of waves and vibrations

Taught in English

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Emmanuel de Langre
Olivier Doaré
Jean François Semblat

Instructors: Emmanuel de Langre

4.6

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Intermediate level

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5 hours to complete
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There are 6 modules in this course

Presentation of the models of continuous systems and application for non-dispersive waves

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8 videos1 quiz

Introduction to non-dispersive waves and their properties

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6 videos1 quiz

How combining waves with boundary conditions leads to the existence of particular solutions, modes.

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6 videos1 quiz

The concept of modes is now applied to a large variety of systems, both fluids and solids

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6 videos1 quiz

The response of the oscillator to any type of forcing is explored, as a generic model of modal response.

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8 videos1 quiz

Using the knowledge on the oscillator dynamics from the previous week, the response of general systems is built by modal recomposition

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6 videos1 quiz

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4.4 (51 ratings)
Emmanuel de Langre
École Polytechnique
2 Courses38,820 learners
Olivier Doaré
École Polytechnique
2 Courses38,820 learners
Jean François Semblat
École Polytechnique
2 Courses19,777 learners

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