Homework Statement
A force Fext(t) = F0[ 1−e(−αt) ] acts, for time t > 0, on an oscillator which is at rest at x=0 at time 0.
The mass is m; the spring constant is k; and the damping force is −b x′. The parameters satisfy these relations:
b = m q , k = 4 m q2 where q is a constant...