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[Level] Sophomore-junior [Notes] To show how to use the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a coupled, linear differential equation can be used to understand the organization of phase space of a damped harmonic oscillator. This piece assumes students understand phase space rules at the level of theIMT tutorial on "phase space - simple harmonic motion." [Files] tutorial -pdf format tutorial - word format [Topic and format] 
Phase space for a damped harmonic oscillator; guided inquiry tutorial. Physics topics: simple harmonic motion, but also charged particle in magnetic field and non-inertial reference frame are solved by coupled linear differential equations.
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