"Version: 20240901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Linear theory and applications in AFM. 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Oscillations, linear theory, and applications in AFM -- 1.2. Oscillations in general2. Model description -- 2.1. Continuous and point-mass model descriptions of the cantilever-tip system -- 2.2. Simple harmonic motion -- 2.3. Damped oscillations3. Ener…