École Polytechnique
Fundamentals of waves and vibrations

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École Polytechnique

Fundamentals of waves and vibrations

Emmanuel de Langre
Olivier Doaré
Jean François Semblat

Instructors: Emmanuel de Langre

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4.5

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Intermediate level

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5 hours to complete
3 weeks at 1 hour a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

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Taught in English

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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 assignment

Introduction to non-dispersive waves and their properties

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

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6 videos1 assignment

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

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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 assignment

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 assignment

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4.4 (51 ratings)
Emmanuel de Langre
École Polytechnique
2 Courses40,634 learners
Olivier Doaré
École Polytechnique
2 Courses40,634 learners
Jean François Semblat
École Polytechnique
2 Courses21,768 learners

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