FINDING THE NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF AN UNDAMPED LINEAR SYSTEM WITH A DIGITAL COMPUTER

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Naval Engineers JournalVolume 74, Issue 1 p. 129-132 FINDING THE NATURAL FREQUENCIES OF AN UNDAMPED LINEAR SYSTEM WITH A DIGITAL COMPUTER MERL D. CREECH, MERL D. CREECH Merl D. Creech was born in Kansas, 1903, attended the University of Oklahoma 1924–1930; received the degree of B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 1929 and M.S. in Engineering in 1930; instructor University of Tulsa 1931; Engineer Black, Sivalls & Bryson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1936–1940; Plant Engineer Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., Design Engineer Clearing Machine Corp., Chicago, Ill, 1941; Professor Mechanics, University of Oklahoma, 1941–1955; Professor Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University since September 1955. Member A.S.M.E., I.A.S., Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Tau; Has patents on Laminated Pressure Vessel Construction; was consultant on Project Loki, Eclipse Pioneer Division, Bendix Aviation Corp., Teterboro, New Jersey; Consultant to the Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University; Designed the Ground Plane Structure for the NASA Minitrack Antennas.Search for more papers by this authorRANDALL M. CONKLING, RANDALL M. CONKLING Donald E. Killmer was born in North Carolina in 1938; has attended New Mexico State University since 1956, now doing graduate work in mathematics; Computer programmer for Burroughs 220, Telemetry Processing Section, Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University.Search for more papers by this authorDONALD E. KILLMER, DONALD E. KILLMER Randall M. Conkling was born in New York, 1922; attended Bucknell University 1946-49; B.S. in Mathematics, 1948; M.S. in Mathematics, 1949; attended University of Florida, 1949–1952; Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1952; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of New Hampshire, 1952–1956; Associate Professor of Mathematics, New Mexico State University, 1956–1959; Supervisor of Computing Center, Physical Science Laboratory, 1959 to present; member Association for Computing Machinery, Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematics Society; Papers in “American Math. Monthly,” “Portugalia Mathematica,” “Revista Tecuman,” “Mathematics Magazine.”Search for more papers by this author MERL D. CREECH, MERL D. CREECH Merl D. Creech was born in Kansas, 1903, attended the University of Oklahoma 1924–1930; received the degree of B.S. in Mechanical Engineering 1929 and M.S. in Engineering in 1930; instructor University of Tulsa 1931; Engineer Black, Sivalls & Bryson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1936–1940; Plant Engineer Dravo Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa., Design Engineer Clearing Machine Corp., Chicago, Ill, 1941; Professor Mechanics, University of Oklahoma, 1941–1955; Professor Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico State University since September 1955. Member A.S.M.E., I.A.S., Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Tau; Has patents on Laminated Pressure Vessel Construction; was consultant on Project Loki, Eclipse Pioneer Division, Bendix Aviation Corp., Teterboro, New Jersey; Consultant to the Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University; Designed the Ground Plane Structure for the NASA Minitrack Antennas.Search for more papers by this authorRANDALL M. CONKLING, RANDALL M. CONKLING Donald E. Killmer was born in North Carolina in 1938; has attended New Mexico State University since 1956, now doing graduate work in mathematics; Computer programmer for Burroughs 220, Telemetry Processing Section, Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University.Search for more papers by this authorDONALD E. KILLMER, DONALD E. KILLMER Randall M. Conkling was born in New York, 1922; attended Bucknell University 1946-49; B.S. in Mathematics, 1948; M.S. in Mathematics, 1949; attended University of Florida, 1949–1952; Ph.D. in Mathematics, 1952; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of New Hampshire, 1952–1956; Associate Professor of Mathematics, New Mexico State University, 1956–1959; Supervisor of Computing Center, Physical Science Laboratory, 1959 to present; member Association for Computing Machinery, Mathematical Association of America, American Mathematics Society; Papers in “American Math. Monthly,” “Portugalia Mathematica,” “Revista Tecuman,” “Mathematics Magazine.”Search for more papers by this author First published: February 1962 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-3584.1962.tb05325.x AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Volume74, Issue1February 1962Pages 129-132 RelatedInformation