| Errata List | p. ix |
| Parametric Vibrations | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Mechanics of Deterministic Problems | p. 1 |
| Chaotic Motion | p. 10 |
| Pseudo-Random Excitation | p. 12 |
| Crypto-Deterministic Systems | p. 13 |
| Random Parametric Vibration | p. 14 |
| Random Variables and Stochastic Processes | |
| Introduction | p. 19 |
| Random Variables | p. 19 |
| Random Processes | p. 24 |
| Stochastic Calculus Operations | |
| Introduction | p. 53 |
| Basic Notations of Advanced Calculus | p. 53 |
| Modes of Stochastic Convergence | p. 54 |
| Stochastic Limit Theorems | p. 56 |
| Mean Square Derivative | p. 57 |
| Riemann and Riemann-Stieltjes Integrals | p. 58 |
| Lebesgue Integral | p. 61 |
| Calculus of Stochastic Processes | |
| Introduction | p. 63 |
| The Brownian Motion Process | p. 63 |
| The White Noise | p. 66 |
| The Narrow Band Process | p. 69 |
| Markov Processes | p. 72 |
| The Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov (FPK) Equation | p. 74 |
| Stochastic Calculus Rules | p. 75 |
| Generation of Response Statistics | |
| Introduction | p. 91 |
| The Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equation Approach | p. 91 |
| The Ito Formula Approach | p. 100 |
| The Infinite Hierarchy Problem | p. 104 |
| Stochastic Averaging Methods | |
| Introduction | p. 107 |
| Basic Concept | p. 108 |
| Standard Form of Stochastic Averaging | p. 109 |
| Papanicolaou and Kohler Asymptotic Theorem | p. 112 |
| Weidenhammer Method | p. 114 |
| Stochastic Averaging of the Response Energy Envelope | p. 115 |
| Stochastic Behavior of Linear Systems | p. 120 |
| Stochastic Behavior of Non-Linear Systems | p. 142 |
| Second Order Averaging | p. 149 |
| Parametric Stochastic Stability | |
| Introduction and Historical Review | p. 163 |
| Basic Definitions | p. 172 |
| Stability of the Moments | p. 177 |
| Almost Sure Stability Theorems | p. 193 |
| Parametric Random Response | |
| Introduction and Historical Review | p. 209 |
| Linear Time-Variant Systems Under Random External Excitation | p. 215 |
| The Moment Equation Method | p. 221 |
| Random Response of Helicopter Rotor Blades | p. 229 |
| Random Forced Response Near Combination Parametric Resonance | p. 250 |
| Response of Non-Linear Systems | p. 252 |
| Experimental Results | |
| Introduction | p. 281 |
| Random Behavior of Liquid Free Surface | p. 282 |
| Random Behavior of Elastic Columns | p. 285 |
| Systems with Autoparametric Interaction | p. 288 |
| References | p. 293 |
| Unreferenced Literature | p. 323 |
| Principal Notations | p. 335 |
| Index | p. 339 |
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