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| 1 |
Monday
8/23/2021 |
FIRST DISCUSSION!!!! | |||
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Tuesday
8/24/2021 |
Newton's laws Lecture 1(2021) |
Taylor Ch 1 (K&K Ch 1) |
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Thursday
8/26/2021 |
One-dimensional particle dynamics Lecture 2(2018) |
Taylor Ch 1 (K&K Chapter 2/3) |
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Monday
8/30/2021 |
Discussion 2 sols | |||
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Tuesday
8/31/2021 |
1D continued, drag, v-dep. forces Lecture 3(2018) |
Taylor Ch 2 (K&K Chapter 3) |
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Thursday
9/2/2021 |
2D particle dynamics Lecture 4(2021) |
Taylor Ch 2 | |||
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Monday
9/6/2021 |
Labor Day | |||
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Tuesday
9/7/2021 |
1D rocket motion, conservative forces in 3D Lecture 5 (2018) |
K&K Chapter 4 | |||
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Thursday
9/9/2021 |
Central force motion, conserved angular momentum Lecture 6 (2018) |
K&K Chapter 10 (Taylor Ch 8) |
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Monday
9/13/2021 |
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Tuesday
9/14/2021 |
Gravitation Lecture 7 (2018) |
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Thursday
9/16/2021 |
Orbital motion, Kepler's Laws. Lecture 8 (2018) |
K&K Chapter 10 (Taylor Ch 8) |
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Monday
9/20/2021 |
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Tuesday
9/21/2021 |
Orbital motion continued Lecture 9(2018) |
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Thursday
9/23/2021 |
Orbital solutions and tides Lecture 10(2018) |
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| 6 |
Monday
9/27/2021 |
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Tuesday
9/28/2021 |
No lecture. | HW 4 due | |||
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Thursday
9/30/2021 |
Midterm exam 1 (in-class) |
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| 7 |
Monday
10/4/2021 |
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Tuesday
10/5/2021 |
Linear Oscillators: Simple harmonic oscillators Lecture 12(2018) |
Taylor Chapter 5 (K&K Chapter 11) |
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Thursday
10/7/2021 |
Linear Oscillators: damping; initial conditions Lecture 13(2018) |
HW 5 out Solution A B |
Taylor Chapter 5 (K&K Chapter 11) |
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| 8 |
Monday
10/11/2021 |
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Tuesday
10/12/2021 |
Forced vibrations Lecture 14(2018) |
Taylor Chapter 5 (K&K Chapter 11) |
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Thursday
10/14/2021 |
Resonance, Fourier series Lecture 15(2018) |
Taylor Chapter 5 (K&K Chapter 11) |
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| 9 |
Monday
10/18/2021 |
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Tuesday
10/19/2021 |
Fourier series continued, solutions for periodic driving Lecture 16(2018) |
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Thursday
10/21/2021 |
Impulse response function, Greens function and fourier transform Lecture 17(2018) |
HW 6 in (due 3pm, no credit if late) |
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| 11 |
Monday
10/25/2021 |
Discussion 9 sols | |||
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Tuesday
10/26/2021 |
Begin non-inertial reference frames Lecture 18(2018) |
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Taylor Chapter 9 (K&K Ch 9) |
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Thursday
10/28/2021 |
Dynamics in non-inertial reference frames Lecture 19(2018) |
HW 7 in (due 3pm, no credit if late) |
Taylor Chapter 9 (K&K Ch 9) |
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| 12 |
Monday
11/1/2021 |
Discussion 10 sols | |||
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Tuesday
11/2/2021 |
Coriolis force Lecture 20(2018) |
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Thursday
11/4/2021 |
Planar rigid body motion Lecture 21(2018)
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Taylor Chapter 9 (K&K Ch 9) |
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| 13 |
Monday
11/8/2021 |
Discussion 11 sols | |||
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Tuesday
11/9/2021 |
Planar rigid body motion continued Lecture 22(2018)
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HW 8 in (due 3pm, no credit if late) |
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Taylor Chapter 10 (K&K Ch 7) |
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Thursday
11/11/2021 |
Midterm 2 (In class) Formula Sheet |
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| 14 |
Monday
11/15/2021 |
Discussion 12 sols | |||
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Tuesday
11/16/2021 |
Begin: Calculus of variations Lecture 23(2018) |
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Taylor Chapter 6 | |
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Thursday
11/18/2021 |
Calculus of variations continued Lecture 24(2018) |
HW 9 in |
Taylor Chapter 6 | ||
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Monday
11/29/2021 |
Discussion 13 sols | |||
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Tuesday
11/30/2021 |
Lagrangian mechanics Lecture 25(2018) |
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Taylor Chapter 7 | ||
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Thursday
12/2/2021 |
Lagrangian mechanics continued Lecture 26(2018) |
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Taylor Chapter 7 | ||
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Monday
12/6/2021 |
Discussion 14 sols | |||
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Tuesday
12/7/2021 |
Noether's theorem Lecture 27(2018) |
HW 10 in |
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Thursday
12/9/2021 |
Reading Day |
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Friday 12/10/2021 |
Final Exam: 7-10 pm Noyes 100. Sample Final Solutions | ||||