NPTEL : NOC:Waves and Oscillations (Physics)

Co-ordinators : Prof. M. S. Santhanam


Lecture 1 - Simple Harmonic Motion

Lecture 2 - Superposition of Oscillations : Beats

Lecture 3 - Superposition of Oscillations : Beats

Lecture 4 - Superposition of Oscillations : Lissajous Figures

Lecture 5 - Simple Harmonic Motion : Problems

Lecture 6 - Damped oscillator - Part 1

Lecture 7 - Damped oscillator - Part 2

Lecture 8 - Damped oscillator and Q-factor

Lecture 9 - Damped oscillator : Problems

Lecture 10 - Forced oscillator - Part 1

Lecture 11 - Forced oscillator - Part 2

Lecture 12 - Resonances

Lecture 13 - Q-factor of forced oscillator

Lecture 14 - Applications of forced oscillator

Lecture 15 - Forced Oscillator : Problems

Lecture 16 - Coupled Oscillations - Part 1

Lecture 17 - Coupled Oscillations - Part 2

Lecture 18 - Solving for normal modes

Lecture 19 - Coupled oscillations - More examples

Lecture 20 - Coupled oscillator : Problems

Lecture 21 - Coupled Oscillations of Loaded String

Lecture 22 - Solutions for Loaded String

Lecture 23 - Oscillations of Loaded String

Lecture 24 - Continuum Limit of Loaded String

Lecture 25 - Wave equation and its solutions

Lecture 26 - Wave equation - impedance and velocities

Lecture 27 - Standing waves

Lecture 28 - Transverse waves in periodic structures

Lecture 29 - Wave equation : Problems

Lecture 30 - Reflection and transmission of waves

Lecture 31 - Impedance matching

Lecture 32 - Energy of vibrating string

Lecture 33 - Dispersion of waves

Lecture 34 - Bandwidth theorem and problems

Lecture 35 - Longitudnal Waves and Speed of Sound

Lecture 36 - Longitudnal Standing Waves

Lecture 37 - Sound Intensity

Lecture 38 - Longitudnal Waves: Problems

Lecture 39 - Fourier Series - Part 1

Lecture 40 - Fourier Series - Part 2

Lecture 41 - Fourier Series and Energy of Vibrating String

Lecture 42 - Frequency Spectrum and Fourier Transforms

Lecture 43 - Fourier Series : Problems

Lecture 44 - Waves in Optical Systems

Lecture 45 - Waves in Optical Systems: Applying Fermat's Principle

Lecture 46 - Waves in Optical Systems: Thin Lens

Lecture 47 - Waves in Optical Systems: Matrix Method

Lecture 48 - Waves in Optical Systems: Problems

Lecture 49 - Interference: Part 1

Lecture 50 - Interference: Newton's rings

Lecture 51 - Michelson and Fabry-Perot Interferometers

Lecture 52 - Young's Double Slit Experiment

Lecture 53 - Diffraction

Lecture 54 - Beyond Linear Oscillators: Non-linear Pendulum

Lecture 55 - Beyond Linear Oscillators: Forced Oscillator

Lecture 56 - Beyond Linear Oscillators: Chaotic Oscillator

Lecture 57 - Beyond Linear Waves: Solitary Waves

Lecture 58 - Waves in Quantum Mechanics and Summary