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TUTORIALS Duffing Equation for a Simple Pendulum Driven by a Harmonic Moment: Duffing_pendulum.pdf Lasič, Planinaič, Torzo: Torsion Pendulum, the Mechanical Nonlinear Oscillator: torsion_pendulum_nonlinear.pdf Cornell University, Lecture Notes: nonlinear_vibration.pdf Georgia Tech, nonlinear_oscillator_notes.pdf Free Vibration of a Single-degree-of-freedom System with Nonlinear Stiffness: nonlin_period.pdf

MATLAB SCRIPTS Free vibration of a pendulum, ode45 numerical method. This program solves the nonlinear equation of motion such that large angular displacements are allowed. pendulum_free_ode45.m pendulum_free_function.m Free Vibration of a Single-degree-of-freedom System with Nonlinear Stiffness sdof_stiff2_ode45.m sdof_stiff2_free_function.m Free Vibration of a Single-degree-of-freedom System with Nonlinear Stiffness, Runge-Kutta Fourth order method. RK4_fv_nl1.m Duffing Equation for a Simple Pendulum Driven by a Harmonic Moment. Duffing_pendulum.m