Classical Mechanics: Syllabus



The final exam will take place on THURSDAY,  MAY 10, from 9 to 12 am in 278.

Week of Lectures (M, T, W) Reading Due Wednesday
Jan. 22 Matrices and Vectors MT 1 Homework #1 (Solutions)
Jan. 29
Newtonian Dynamics, Conservation Laws MT 2 Homework #2
Feb. 5 Linear Oscillations MT 3 Homework #3 (Solutions)
Feb. 12 Linear and Nonlinear Oscillations MT 3,4 Homework #4 (Solutions)
Feb. 19
Linear and Nonlinear Oscillations MT 3,4 Homework #5
(Solutions)

Feb. 26
Calculus of variations
(Midterm on Wed Feb 28)
MT 6 Homework #6
(Solutions to the first midterm)
(HW Solutions)
Mar. 5 Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Mechanics
MT 7
(no homework)
Mar. 12 (Spring Break)


Mar. 19 Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Mechanics MT 7 Homework #7
Extra Credit Homework #1
(HW Solutions)
Mar. 26
Hamiltonian and Lagrangian Mechanics, Gravity
MT 7,5
Homework #8
(Solutions)
Apr. 2 Central Force Motion
(TENTATIVE: 2nd Midterm on Monday April 2)
MT 8
Homework #9
(HW Solutions)
Extra Credit Homework #2
(Solutions to the second midterm)
Apr. 9 Rigid Body Dynamics
MT 9,11 Homework #10
(solutions)

Apr. 16 Rigid Body Dynamics MT 11 Homework #11
(solutions)
Apr 23
Collisions, Cross Sections, Coupled Systems
MT 12





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