Apply the restoring force needed to return to equilibrium after Spring Break.
Work on simple harmonic motion and applications.
Read sections 5.4 and 5.5, pages 260-274, in Nagle & Saff.
Work the following problems from Nagle & Saff, reconcile your answers with the ones in the back of the book, and hand in your solutions at the beginning of class on Thursday, March 26. The focus here is on understanding the properties of the solutions rather than the mechanics of solving the differential equations, so you may use Maple to assist with the calculations.
Section 5.1, page 246, exercise 5.
Section 5.2, page 253, exercise 7.
Section 5.3, page 259, exercise 3.
Section 5.5, page 274, exercise 5. (The frequency response curve for a system undergoing forced vibrations is described in section 5.3.)