PHYS 241: Harmonic Oscillator Chains

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Section 4.2.1 of lecture notes: Normal modes for 4 coupled oscillators

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Section 4.2.1 of lecture notes: Normal modes for 10 coupled oscillators

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Section 4.2.1 of lecture notes: Time evolution of 30 coupled oscillators when only the first oscillator is initially displaced

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Section 4.2.3 of lecture notes: Normal modes of 40 coupled oscillators with impedance mismatch

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Section 4.2.3 of lecture notes: Time evolution of 40 mismatched coupled oscillators when only the first oscillator is initially displaced