spring_ode

spring_ode, a Python code which sets up and solves a system of ordinary differential equations (ODE) for the motion of a spring with mass m, damping b, and stiffness k.

Licensing:

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

Languages:

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

Related Data and codes:

python_ode, Python codes which sets up various systems of ordinary differential equations (ODE).

Source Code:

• spring_ode.py, the source code.
• spring_ode.sh, runs all the tests.
• spring_ode.txt, the output file.

• spring_solve_ivp_y1.png, a plot of the displacement over time.
• spring_solve_ivp_y2.png, a plot of the velocity over time.
• spring_solve_ivp_phase.png, the phase plot.
• spring_solve_ivp_conservation.png, a plot of the spring energy over time.