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Issue with Applying Derivative Operators in Matrix Multiplication in Mathematica [closed]
I am working on a matrix multiplication problem where I have two matrices, MatA and MatB. ...
7 votes
1 answer
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How to animate cycloidal disk and its dynamic motion inside the drive?
I am working on animating the movement of a cycloidal disk inside a cycloidal drive using parametric equations in Mathematica. The cycloidal drive has various components like rollers, output holes, ...
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Graphic manipulation - Psychrometric chart
I'm working on a psychrometric chart on Mathematica. The code is as follows: ...
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2 answers
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Finding Temperature as function of pressure and entropy in Mathematica
While Mathematica's ThermodynamicData[] is very useful, is there a method in Mathematica to find Temperature as a function of Pressure and Entropy? ...
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Euler-Bernoulli cantilever beam with variable flexural rigidty
I am trying to find the deflection of cantilever beam with variable flexural rigidity (i.e. EI(x) instead of constant EI) starting from this equation: $EI(x)\frac{\partial^2y}{\partial x^2} = M(x)$, ...
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Smooth Boxcar function (Rectangle Pulse function)
There are some answers on how to get a smooth squarewave function. But I would like to have a smooth boxcar function or rectangle function with 2 different widths.: ...
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Longitudinal Bar Vibration: Prescribed BC's at end not working
I am working on a vertical 1D bar vibration problem using the wave equation (ie: oil industry sucker rod application). On one end of the bar I have prescribed displacement and force boundary ...
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1 answer
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1D Wave Equation: Vertical Rod and Displacement vs. Textbook Solution
I am trying to setup Mathematica to analyze a vertical round rod under its own weight, fixed on one end free on the other. I have the 1D wave equation and a distributed load to represent the self ...
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Closed-Loop Systems and System Response Modeling [closed]
I'm testing out code from a textbook for possible bugs. This chapter demonstrates a plot of a motor's angular position response in accordance to it's transfer function model: ...
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1 answer
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Using Mathematica for solving circuit problems
This is a broad question, I need general help regarding this. I have to solve some electric circuits using Mathematica, software I've never used before. So, my question is, where to start? I believe ...
5 votes
1 answer
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Project and notebook design
I have been using Mathematica now for a little over a year...this started off in maybe a modern 'classic' way of having to solve symbolic mathematics and related plus the want to learn a CAS (and more)...
1 vote
1 answer
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Centroid of a cosine shaped rod
There's a problem in Hibbeler's 14th edition of Statics for Engineering that I've tried a few times and couldn't solve. The problem is shown below. It wants me to find the centroid coordinates of a ...
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Get the 2d plot of the intersection of 3d surfaces
I am trying to find points $(x,y)$ which satisfy the following constraint: $$1000F_r(x,y)=\frac{1000x\sqrt{1/y^2-1/A^2}}{1+x\sqrt{1/y^2-1/A^2}}=1/2$$ Where $A\simeq0.0008$. My idea was to plot $z=...
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Translating the Newton-Raphson method from Matlab to Mathematica
I am trying to optimize the variables of two (or three depending on how you think about it) matrices using the Newton-Raphson Method. I made the bottom code in Matlab. The code is pretty simple it ...
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1 answer
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ThermodynamicData Wrong Air Enthalpy
I'm using ThermodynamicData to do some calculation. By I found that there is a problem in the enthalpy of air. Input: ...