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Matrix Methods: Eigenvalues and Normal Modes

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Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 18.03SC Differential Equations, Fall 2011, Prof. Arthur Mattuck, Prof. Haynes Miller, Dr. Jeremy Orloff, Dr. John Lewis — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Order: the items appear in the order MIT's own session page lists them. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 22, 2026. How RedLectern is built.

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MIT 18.03SC · Unit IV: First-order Systems · This session on MIT OpenCourseWare ↗

Session Activities

  1. Matrix Methods Introduction, First ExampleLecture clip · 0:00–30:14 · transcript Watch
  1. Matrix Systems: General TerminologyLecture clip · 30:11–49:06 · 18:55 long · transcript Watch
  1. Complex Eigenvalues: ExampleLecture clip · 34:51–46:37 · 11:46 long · transcript Watch
  1. Three Chamber Mixing Example: Repeated RootsLecture clip · 0:00–30:47 · transcript Watch
  1. Linear Systems: Matrix MethodsProblem-solving video · transcript Watch
  2. Linear Systems: Complex RootsProblem-solving video · transcript Watch

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MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Arthur Mattuck, Prof. Haynes Miller, Dr. Jeremy Orloff, Dr. John Lewis, 18.03SC Differential Equations, Fall 2011.

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