Fundamentals of Waves and Oscillations (Paperback)

Preface; Part I. Oscillations: 1. Review of elementary concepts and examples; 2. The complex amplitude; 3. Forced oscillations and frequency response; 4. Free oscillations and impulse response; 5. Coupled oscillators; Part II. Waves: 6. Fundamentals of waves; 7. Wave reflection, transmittion, and absorption; 8. Resonances and normal modes; 9. Electromagnetic waves; 10. Acoustic waves in fluids; 11. Wave interference and diffraction; 12. Refraction and reflection; 13. The Doppler effect; 14. Periodic structures: dispersion; 15. Wave guides and cavities; 16. Matter waves; Part III. Special Topics: 17. Radiation and scattering; 18. Surface waves on a liquid; 19. Plasma oscillations and hydromagnetic waves; 20. Waves in solids; 21. Feedback oscillations; Index.