Applications of second order differential equations

Intros
Lessons
  1. What are some applications of second order differential equations?
  2. Mechanical Vibrations and Dampening Forces
  3. Damping Forces on Mechanical Vibrations
  4. Electrical Circuits
Examples
Lessons
  1. Mechanical Vibrations

    A spring has a weight of 5kg attached to the end of it. The spring has a natural length of 0.3m and a force of 35 newtons is required to stretch the spring to a length 0.8m. If the spring is stretched to 0.5 meters and then released (with zero initial velocity), then what is the position of the mass at time tt?
  2. Suppose that a hydraulic shock has a spring constant of 40 newtons per meter. There is a weight of 10kg attached to the end of the shock, and the shock has a resting length of 0.5 meters.
    1. What is the position of the mass at time tt if the hydraulic shock has a damping constant of c=50c=50, with an initial positions of 0.75 meters, and an initial velocity of 0 m/sm/s?
    2. What is the position of the mass at time tt if the hydraulic shock has a damping constant of c=40c=40, with an initial position of 0.5 meters, and an initial velocity of 5 m/sm/s?
    3. What is the position of the mass at time tt if the hydraulic shock has a damping constant of c=20c=20, with an initial position of 0.3 meters, and an initial velocity of -0.3 m/sm/s?
  3. Electrical Circuits

    Find the charge at time tt for an electrical circuit with a resistor that has a resistance of R=14ΩR=14 \Omega , an inductor with L=2HL=2H, a capacitor with C=0.05FC=0.05 F, and a battery with charge E(t)=8E(t)=8sin(2t)\sin(2t). The initial charge is V=2229V=\frac{22}{29} coulombs, and the initial current is I=629I=\frac{6}{29} amps.