function ydot = sect_5_3_ode_fn_part_a(t,y) % SECT_5_3_ODE_FN_PART_A - solve the ODE's from a Chandrasekhar-type system % % Written by: % -- % John L. Weatherwax 2005-08-14 % % email: wax@alum.mit.edu % % Please send comments and especially bug reports to the % above email address. % %----- % some parameters: omega_n = 10; zeta = 0.3; q = 10; % extract the components: y = y(:); y1 = y(1); y2 = y(2); k1 = y(3); k2 = y(4); ydot = zeros(4,1); ydot(1) = (1 - k1)*y2; ydot(2) = -( omega_n^2 )*y1 + (-2*zeta*omega_n - k2)*y2; ydot(3) = y1 * y2; ydot(4) = y2^2;