Waves and oscillations / R.N. Chadhuri.

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Cover -- Foreword -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Contents -- Chapter-1. Simple Harmonic Motion -- 1.1 Periodic Motion -- 1.2 The Time Period (T) -- 1.3 The Frequency (v) -- 1.4 The Displacement (X or Y) -- 1.5 Restoring Force or Return Force -- 1.6 Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) -- 1.7 Velocity, Acceleration and Energy of a simple Harmonic Oscillator -- 1.8 Reference Circle -- 1.9 The Simple Pendulim -- 1.10 Angular Simple Harmonic Motion (Torsional Pendulum) -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems

Chapter-2. Superposition Principle and Coupled Oscillations2.1 Degrees of Freedom -- 2.2 Superposition Principle -- 2.3 Superposition Principle for Linear Inhomogeneous Equation -- 2.4 Superposition of Simple Harmonic Motions Along A Straight Line -- 2.5 Superposition of Two Simple Harmonic Motions at Right Angles to Each Other -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-3. The Damped Harmonic Oscillator -- 3.1 Damped Harmonic Motion -- 3.2 Damped LC Oscillations (LCR Circuit) -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems

Chapter-4. Forced Vibrations and Resonance4.1 Forced Vibrations -- 4.2 Resonance -- 4.3 Quality Factor Q -- 4.4 Helmholtz Resonator -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-5. Waves -- 5.1 Waves -- 5.2 Waves in One Dimension -- 5.3 Three Dimensional Wave Equation -- 5.4 Transverse Waves on a Stretched String -- 5.5 Stroboscope or Strobe -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-6. Superposition of Waves -- 6.1 Superposition Principle -- 6.2 Stationary Waves -- 6.3 Wave Reflection

6.4 Phase Velocity and Group VelocitySolved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-7. Fourier Analysis -- 7.1 Fourier's Theorem -- 7.2 Dirichlet's Condition of Convergence of Fourier Series -- 7.3 Fourier Cosine Series -- 7.4 Fourier Sine Series -- 7.5 Representation of a Function By Fourier Series in the Range a â?? x â?? b -- 7.6 Fourier Integral Theorem -- 7.7 Fourier Transform -- 7.8 Fourier Cosine Transform -- 7.9 Fourier Sine Transform -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-8. Vibrations of Strings and Membranes

8.1 Transverse Vibration of a String Fixed at Two Ends8.2 Plucked String -- 8.3 Struck String -- 8.4 Bowed String -- 8.5 Transverse Vibration of Membranes -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-9. The Doppler Effect -- 9.1 The Doppler Shift -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-10. Acoustics of Buildings -- 10.1 Reverberation -- 10.2 Time of Reverberation -- 10.3 Sabine's Law -- 10.4 Decibel (dB) Unit of Sound Level -- Solved Problems -- Supplementary Problems -- Chapter-11. Electromagnetic Waves

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