pendulum_ode

pendulum_ode, a MATLAB code which sets up and solves a system of ordinary differential equations (ODE) that represent the behavior of a linear pendulum of length L under a gravitational force of strength G.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the MIT license

Languages:

pendulum_ode is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and codes:

pendulum_ode_test

matlab_ode, MATLAB codes which set up various ordinary differential equations (ODE).

Source Code:

• pendulum_conserved.m, evaluates a quantity that should be conserved for the ODE.
• pendulum_deriv.m, returns the right hand side of the ODE.
• pendulum_exact.m, returns the exact solution of the ODE.
• pendulum_parameters.m, returns parameters for the ODE.
• pendulum_period.m, returns the period of the ODE.