Help with C programming

i have a problem in doing a source code using C programing. I'm doing an equation related to the mass spring system in FDTD. My problem is how to to do the coding for damping . the algorithm is

[d²X/dT²] = 1/m[-b(dX/dT)-kx]

b is the damping constant and k is the spring constant.

Thanks...

If you using MATLAb i may help you..maybe.

sure.. maybe it can provide me with more ideas.. thanks..

Laplace ? Makes differentiation nothing more than linear equation which can be easily manipulated. Though the inverse Laplace maybe kind of tricky since you most likely will require partial fractions.

I have never coded anything like this in C, so these are just ideas I'm throwing out there. I guess it depends are your level of C programming.

If you can use Matlab, that would be the better way, since it's probably not as difficult as coding that type of equation in C.

i dun really know how to implement laplace using C into the equation but i'll try.. anyway, thanks 4 the idea tresca