Nonlinear Dynamics on the Cheap in the Junior Laboratory
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Richard Krantz, Nick Hoen, Julie Zimmerman, Randall Tagg, and John Carlson
This past spring (2015) three of us (RK, RT, JC) team-taught a Junior level laboratory in which physics majors are required, over two semesters, to complete experiments in 8 out of 10 main topic areas of physics. As of the beginning of the spring 2015 semester, a satisfactory Mechanics/Nonlinear Dynamics experiment supplied with instructions had not been identified. Towards the end of the semester two Metropolitan State University of Denver students (NH, JZ) expressed an interest in investigating the nonlinear dynamics of Duffing's oscillator. Below, we describe the results of their efforts.
2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College
Part of the BFY Conference series
College Park, MD: July 22-24, 2015
Pages 48-51
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R. Krantz, N. Hoen, J. Zimmerman, R. Tagg, and J. Carlson, Nonlinear Dynamics on the Cheap in the Junior Laboratory, presented at the 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, College Park, MD, 2015, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13804&DocID=4225>.
Krantz, R., Hoen, N., Zimmerman, J., Tagg, R., & Carlson, J. (2015, July 22-24). Nonlinear Dynamics on the Cheap in the Junior Laboratory. Paper presented at 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, College Park, MD. Retrieved April 3, 2025, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13804&DocID=4225
Krantz, R, N. Hoen, J. Zimmerman, R. Tagg, and J. Carlson. "Nonlinear Dynamics on the Cheap in the Junior Laboratory." Paper presented at the 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College, College Park, MD, July 22-24, 2015. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13804&DocID=4225 (accessed 3 April 2025).
Krantz, Richard, Nick Hoen, Julie Zimmerman, Randall Tagg, and John Carlson. "Nonlinear Dynamics on the Cheap in the Junior Laboratory." 2015 Conference on Laboratory Instruction Beyond the First Year of College. College Park, MD: 2015. 48-51 of BFY Conference. 3 Apr. 2025 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13804&DocID=4225>.
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