Lectures

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Title Date topic
Lecture 1 Jan 20, 2026 Introduction & Mathematical Preliminaries
Lecture 2 Jan 22, 2026 Mathematical Preliminaries
Lecture 3 Jan 27, 2026 Firs-order Differential Equations
Lecture 4 Jan 29, 2026 Time constant; steady-state, transient
Lecture 5 Feb 3, 2026 Laplace Transformers
Lecture 6 Feb 5, 2026 Free and forced response
Lecture 7 Feb 10, 2026 Using impulse, step and ramp
Lecture 8 Feb 12, 2026 Block diagrams
Lecture 9 Feb 17, 2026 Second order systems with no damping
Lecture 10 Feb 19, 2026 More on second order systems with no damping
Lecture 11 Feb 24, 2026 Intro to state variables
Lecture 12 Feb 26, 2026 State variables and ode45
Lecture 13 Mar 3, 2026 2nd order systems with damping
Lecture 14 Mar 5, 2026 Damping ratio, free response, and step/impulse response
Lecture 15 Mar 17, 2026 Modeling of Mechanical Systems
Lecture 16 Mar 19, 2026 Pulleys, gravity, parallel/series springs; dashpot activity
Lecture 17 Mar 24, 2026 Second-order systems in frequency domain: free, forced, transient & steady-state
Lecture 18 Mar 26, 2026 Distinct, Repeated & Complex Poles for 2nd order systems
Lecture 19 Mar 31, 2026 Frequency Response of 1st order systems
Lecture 20 Apr 2, 2026 More about Bode plots
Lecture 21 Apr 7, 2026 Spring-mass activity
Lecture 22 Apr 9, 2026 Frequency Response of Second Order Systems
Lecture 23 Apr 14, 2026 Input-Output Equations
Lecture 24 Apr 16, 2026 State-Space Representation
Lecture 25 Apr 20, 2026 Fourier Series
Lecture 26 Apr 20, 2026 Fourier Series
Lecture 27 Apr 28, 2026 Review
Lecture 28 Apr 30, 2026 In-class assignment
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